
scapegoat
词源
源自16世纪英语,最初指《圣经》中象征性承担犹太人罪过的山羊(scape + goat)。现代意义引申为代人受过者。
noun
❶ 替罪羊,指被错误地指责为他人过错或问题负责的人或群体,常用于描述不公平的指责或推卸责任的情况。
“The manager made Jack the scapegoat for the project's failure.”
(经理把项目失败的责任推给了杰克。)
“Politicians often use immigrants as a scapegoat for economic problems.”
(政客们经常把经济问题归咎于移民。)
verb
❶ 将某人当作替罪羊,指把责任或过错不公平地推给某人,通常是为了掩盖真正的问题或保护其他人。
“The company scapegoated the junior employee to avoid bad publicity.”
(公司把责任推给初级员工以避免负面新闻。)
“He was scapegoated for the accident even though it wasn't his fault.”
(尽管事故不是他的错,他还是被当成了替罪羊。)
常见短语
make someone a scapegoat — 把某人当作替罪羊,通常是为了逃避责任或转移注意力。
“The CEO made the marketing team a scapegoat for the company's losses.”
(CEO把公司的亏损归咎于营销团队。)
scapegoat for — 为某事或某人充当替罪羊,表示被不公平地指责。
“He became the scapegoat for the entire department's mistakes.”
(他成了整个部门错误的替罪羊。)