| 单词 | advocate |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['ædvəkit] |
| 解释 | >v.拥护，支持，鼓吹；n.支持者，拥护者 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v. 拥护, 支持(speak publicly in favor)n.支持者,拥护者(per son who supports) 【考】 exponent : advocate / pollster : canvass(支持者主要动作是支 持/民意测验者主要动 作是调查)反义词：denounce(谴 责) 【记】 ad(增强)+voc(叫喊, 声音)+ate→增强声音 →拥护; 【同】 派生词: advocacy (n. 拥护,提倡)同根词: equivocal(说话含糊 的), revocable(可废除的) |
| 字源 | advocate (n.) mid-14c., "one whose profession is to plead cases in a court of justice," a technical term from Roman law, from Old French avocat "barrister, advocate, spokesman," from Latin advocatus "one called to aid; a pleader, advocate," noun use of past participle of advocare "to call" (as witness or advisor) from ad- "to" (see ad-) + vocare "to call," related to vocem (see voice (n.)). Also in Middle English as "one who intercedes for another," and "protector, champion, patron." Feminine forms advocatess, advocatrice were in use in 15c. advocate (v.) 1640s, from advocate (n.). Related: Advocated; advocating; advocation. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 拥护, 支持(演说, 请求或争辩以支持...) = champion = expounder; n (与of连用)支持者, 拥护者(为某项事业而争辩的人) = exponent 【例】I advocates building more schools 我主张多建几所学校. 【记】该词原指律师－拥护、支持当事人的人, 后引申为拥护者. ad增加, voc号召, 呼吁－增加号召, 呼吁－拥护 【参】equivocal(adj 说话含糊的); revocable(adj 可废除的) 【类】exponent: advocate = pollster: canvass支持者动作特征是支持 = 民意测验者动作特征是调查 【反】denounce(vt 谴责) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】ad肯定 + vocate 召唤；vocal voice 声音,发音 【相关】vocation 召唤, 号召,天职,才能, 职业， avocation 副业, 业余爱好，convocation 集会, 召集，equivocate 说模棱两可的话, 支吾，evocation 唤出, 唤起, 招魂，invocation 祈祷, 符咒，provocation 激怒, 刺激, 挑衅，revocation 撤回，vocal 声音的 |
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