| 釋義 |
advocate /'aedvakat; 'aedvakit/ n 1 person who speaks in favour of sb or sth (esp a cause): 提倡者; 倡導者; 擁護者 (尤指對某一主義或目標言)： an ~ of equal pay for men and women. 提倡男女同酬者。 2 (legal) person who does this professionally in a court of law in Scotland (= barrister in England and Wales). (法律) (蘇格蘭法庭上的) 辯護士 (相當于英格蘭和威爾斯的 barrister); 律師。 the Faculty of A~s, the Scots Bar. 蘇格蘭律師公會。 Lord A~, principal law officer in Scotland. (蘇格蘭的) 檢察長。 vt /'aedvakeit; 'aedvo,ket/ [VP6A, C] support; speak publicly in support of: 提倡; 主京： Do you ~ keeping all children at school till the age of sixteen? 你主張將義務(wù)教育延長至十六歲嗎? advocacy /'aedvakasi; 'aedvakasi/ n [U] pleading in support (of a cause or sb). 主張; 支持; 提倡; 擁護 (一主義或某人) 。 |