"a whipping boy" en Chinese (Traditional)

• 替罪羊

Definición

被別人的錯誤或問題不公平地責罵或懲罰的人。

Notas de Uso (Chinese (Traditional))

這是習語，常用於正式和非正式場合，意思和“替罪羊”類似。現今可指任何性別或年齡的人。不要按字面意譯。

Ejemplos

He was made a whipping boy for the team's failure.

他因球隊失敗成了**替罪羊**。

Sometimes, the youngest sibling is treated as a whipping boy at home.

有時候，家裡最小的孩子會被當成**替罪羊**。

She didn’t want to be a whipping boy for her boss’s mistakes.

她不想為老闆的錯誤當**替罪羊**。

Whenever something goes wrong, Mark ends up as the whipping boy.

每當出問題時，馬克總是成了**替罪羊**。

Don’t let yourself be a whipping boy in the office—stand up for yourself.

不要讓自己在辦公室變成**替罪羊**，要為自己爭取。

The public often looks for a whipping boy when things go bad, even if it’s not fair.

公眾在事情出錯時常常會尋找**替罪羊**，即使這並不公平。