devil's advocate

成語所屬單字devil

devil's advocate — 慣用語

1. Someone who argues against an idea or opinion simply to test whether it is stron

1.慣用語
釋義

故意唱反調的人;魔鬼代言人(為測試觀點而提出反對意見的人)

Someone who argues against an idea or opinion simply to test whether it is strong enough, even if they actually agree with it.

例句

Let me play devil's advocate for a moment — what if the plan costs twice as much as we expect?

Xiu always plays devil's advocate in team meetings to make sure everyone has considered the downsides.