advocate
音標(biāo)發(fā)音
- 英式音標(biāo) ['?dv?ke?t；-?t'?dv?ke?t]
- 美式音標(biāo) [??dv?ke?t；-et]
- 國際音標(biāo) ['?dv?keit, '?dv?k?t]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- v. 提倡，擁護；為……辯護
- n. 擁護者；辯護者；辯護律師，出庭律師；律師；為（某團體）謀利益者
詞源解說
- 14世紀(jì)中期進入英語，直接源自古法語的avocat；最初源自拉丁語的advocatus，意為被召喚助人者。
詞根記憶
- ad(表加強) + voc(聲音，喊叫) + ate(做)→大聲喊→擁護，提倡
- ad(表加強) + voc(喊叫) + ate(使)→吶喊助威→鼓吹，提倡
- ad(表加強) + voc(大聲呼喊) + ate→大聲喊→提倡
- ad(表加強) + voc(叫喊) + ate→大聲呼喊→提倡
- ad + voc(叫喊，聲音) + ate→為其吶喊助威→鼓吹
- ad(表加強) + voc(聲音，喊叫) + ate(動詞后綴)→大聲喊→提倡；鼓吹
用法辨析
- advocate用作及物動詞的基本意思是“提倡,主張”,指支持或擁護某事物或做某事。接名詞、代詞或動名詞作賓語,偶爾還可接that從句,從句中的謂語動詞要用虛擬式。
- advocate用作名詞的基本意思是“提倡者,擁護者”,指對某一事業(yè)、方針、政策等的支持者、擁護者、提倡者、鼓吹者,其后常接介詞of。
- advocate還可指大陸法系國家的“辯護律師,辯護人”。
- advocate屬及物動詞，后不可加介詞，如不可說He advocates for reform；
- advocate后較少接that從句，如不常說He advocates that due attention (should) be paid to reform；
- advocate后可接動名詞，不可接不定式。We advocate stopping the practice.
v. (動詞)
n. (名詞)
英漢例句
- He advocated caution.
他贊成遇事謹(jǐn)慎。 - Do you advocate accepting the offer?
你是否主張接受這個報價？ - They advocate that strikes be banned.
他們主張禁止罷工。 - There is no point advocating improved public transport unless we can pay for it.
提倡改善公共交通毫無意義，除非我們能支付得起改善的費用。 - He is a lifelong advocate of disarmament.
他是一位為裁軍奮斗終生的人。
用作動詞 (v.)
用作及物動詞: S+～+ n./pron.
S+～+ v -ing
S+～+that-clause
其他
用作名詞 (n.)
詞組短語
- advocate a reform of the tax system 主張改革稅收制度
- advocate a reduction in military spending 主張削減軍費開支
- advocate a theory 宣揚一種理論
- advocate a view 提出一種看法
- advocate building more elementary schools 主張建造更多的小學(xué)
用作動詞 (v.)
～+名詞
英英字典
- to publicly support or suggest an idea, development, or way of doing something
- (LAWYER) a lawyer who defends someone in a law court
- (SUPPORTER) someone who publicly supports something
- dvketdvkt
- An advocate of a particular action or plan is someone who recommends it publicly.
- An advocate for a particular group is a person who works for the interests of that group.
- An advocate is a lawyer who speaks in favour of someone or defends them in a court of law.
劍橋英英字典
柯林斯英英字典
專業(yè)釋義
- 提倡者