patsies

patsies

美 [ˈpætsi] 　英 ['pætsi]

• n.容易受骗的人；替罪羊；懦夫；【女名】女子名

词形变化

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英汉解释

n.	1. 容易受骗的人 2. 替罪羊 3. 懦夫 4. 【女名】女子名

英英解释

n.	1. someone who is blamed for something that they did not do 2. someone who is stupid and can be tricked easily

例句

Lee Harvey Oswald, a crazed lonely man who wanted attention and got it by killing a President was only the first in a long line of patsies .

越大的谎言越有人相信。一个疯狂的无名之辈，想出风头暗杀了总统，这只是一长串名单中的第一个替罪羊。

Investors who put money with such managers should be labeled patsies, not partners.

将钱投给这种经理人的投资者应当被打上懦夫的标签，而不是合伙人。

So the patsies are those investors who pick the below-average managers.

所以替罪羊就又成了那些选择低于平均水平经纪人（或公司）的投资者们。