scapegoat
US /ˈskeɪp.ɡoʊt/
UK /ˈskeɪp.ɡəʊt/
名詞
替罪羊
a person or group made to bear the blame for others or to suffer in their place
範例:
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He became the scapegoat for the team's failure.
他成了團隊失敗的替罪羊。
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The manager was looking for a scapegoat to blame for the financial losses.
經理正在尋找一個替罪羊來承擔財務損失的責任。
動詞
歸咎於, 使成為替罪羊
to make a person or group a scapegoat
範例:
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They tried to scapegoat the junior employees for the company's problems.
他們試圖將公司的問題歸咎於初級員工。
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It's unfair to scapegoat one person for a collective mistake.
將集體錯誤歸咎於一個人是不公平的。