advocate英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

Someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law; a counsel.
Anyone who argues the case of another; an intercessor.

— I neuer did incense his Maiestie / Against the Duke of Clarence, but haue bin / An earnest aduocate to plead for him.
A person who speaks in support of something, or someone; proponent

— "I think," replied the young advocate, unwilling to give up a point in which his feelings were interested, "that even you would believe in Walter Maynard's success in life, if you knew him. What has brought the world to its present state, but individual talent?"
A person who supports others to make their voices heard, or ideally for them to speak up for themselves.

— Since she started working with her advocate, she has become much more confident.

动词 v.

To plead in favour of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly. transitive

— 7 March, 1624, Robert Sanderson, sermon at the Assizes, at Lincoln To advocate the cause of thy client.
To encourage support for something. transitive

— I like trees, but I do not advocate living in them.
To engage in advocacy. intransitive

— We have been advocating for changes in immigration law.
To appeal from an inferior court to the Court of Session.
To call a case before itself for decision.

词形变化

advocates plural advocates present,singular,third-person advocating participle,present advocated participle,past advocated past

词汇关系

衍生词

advocate general advocateship advocatess advocatory angel's advocate badvocate devil's advocate God's advocate judge advocate nonadvocate special education advocate subadvocate Windvocate advocater advocative hyperadvocate

词源

词源 1

From Middle English advocat, advoket, from Old French advocat, from Latin advocātus (“an advocate”), from the substantivization of the perfect passive participle of advocāre (“to call for”) (see -ate (noun-forming suffix)), from a calque of Ancient Greek παράκλητος (paráklētos) (whence English paraclete). Doublet of advoke, avocat, avouch, and avow. The verb derives from the noun on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix).

词源 2

From Middle English advocat, advoket, from Old French advocat, from Latin advocātus (“an advocate”), from the substantivization of the perfect passive participle of advocāre (“to call for”) (see -ate (noun-forming suffix)), from a calque of Ancient Greek παράκλητος (paráklētos) (whence English paraclete). Doublet of advoke, avocat, avouch, and avow. The verb derives from the noun on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix).