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fall guy
替罪羊
释义:
"fall"是“跌倒,摔落”的意思,"guy"是“家伙”的意思,那"fall guy"是什么意思?难道是“摔倒的家伙”的意思?
实际上"fall guy"是“替罪羊,背锅侠”的意思,相信这个词对于职场打工人来说并不陌生吧。
fall guy: a person who is falsely blamed for something that has gone wrong, or for a crime that they have not committed.
"fall guy"最早指的是一些靠摔跤挣钱的人,摔跤比赛的目的是把对手的双肩按在地上。双肩着地叫做"fall",就是在摔跤中把对手摔输,后来"fall guy"演变成“替罪羊”,就是指由别人决定来当输家或牺牲品的人。
例句:
In order to escape punishment, she decided to look for a fall guy.
为了逃避惩罚,她打算去找一个替罪羊。
The governor was looking for a fall guy to take the blame for the corruption scandal.
州长要找替罪羊为贪污丑闻承担责任。