Advocacy is public support for a cause, a group, or a way of doing things — speaking, writing, and pushing so that other people, and often the government, take it seriously. You hear it in news, NGOs, health, and school campaigns: climate advocacy, patient advocacy. It is a fairly formal civic word.

AdvocacyAdvocacy is public support for a cause, a group, or a way of doing things是公開支持某個理念、某個群體，或某種做法 — speaking, writing, and pushing透過發聲、書寫、推動 so that other people, and often the government, take it seriously好讓其他人，通常也包括政府，認真看待這件事。 You你 hear it in news, NGOs, health, and school campaigns會在新聞、NGO、健康議題和學校活動裡聽到這個詞: climate advocacy, patient advocacy像 climate advocacy（氣候倡議）、patient advocacy（病患權益倡議）。 It它 is a fairly formal civic word是個滿正式的公民用詞。

The person who does this is an advocate. Though actually it is not only lawyers in court (that is one kind of advocate). A parent writing to a school, a nurse speaking for a patient, students asking for a new rule — that is advocacy too.

The person who does this做這件事的人 is an advocate叫 advocate。 Though actually不過實際上, it它 is not only lawyers in court並不是只有出庭的律師 (that is one kind of advocate那只是 advocate 的一種)。 A parent writing to a school一位寫信給學校的家長, a nurse speaking for a patient一位替病人發聲的護理師, students asking for a new rule學生要求訂新規則 — that那 is advocacy too也都是 advocacy。

It names the work of supporting out loud, not the private feeling of agreeing. It is not advertising (selling) and not advice (a private suggestion).

It它 names the work of supporting out loud指的是公開支持的這個行動, not the private feeling of agreeing而不是私底下心裡同意的那種感覺。 It它 is not advertising不是 advertising（廣告） (selling賣東西) and not advice也不是 advice（建議） (a private suggestion私下的建議)。