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scapegoats

UK //ˈskeɪpɡəʊts//US //ˈskeɪpɡoʊts//

词源

源自16世纪英语,由scape(逃脱)和goat(山羊)组成,源自圣经中背负众人罪过后被放逐的山羊仪式(利未记16章)。

noun

❶ 替罪羊,指被错误地指责为他人错误或问题负责的人或群体,常用于描述不公正的归咎行为。

“The manager made the junior staff scapegoats for the project's failure.”

(经理把项目失败的责任推给了初级员工。)

“Politicians often use minorities as scapegoats for social problems.”

(政客常将少数群体当作社会问题的替罪羊。)

同义词:fall guy, whipping boy, patsy

verb

❶ 将某人当作替罪羊,指把责任或过错不公平地归咎于某人。

“The team leader scapegoated the new intern for the missed deadline.”

(团队领导将错过截止日期的责任推给了新来的实习生。)

“They always scapegoat the IT department when systems crash.”

(系统崩溃时他们总是责怪IT部门。)

同义词:blame, pin on, shift blame

常见短语

scapegoat for — 为某事或某人充当替罪羊,表示被不公平地指责为问题的原因。

“He became the scapegoat for the company's financial losses.”

(他成了公司财务亏损的替罪羊。)

scapegoat mechanism — 替罪羊机制,指社会或群体通过指责特定对象来转移矛盾的心理现象。

“The psychologist studied the scapegoat mechanism in group dynamics.”

(心理学家研究了群体动态中的替罪羊机制。)