straw man
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˌstrɔː ˈmæn]
- 美式音标 [ˌstrɑː ˈmæn]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- 爭論, （用以駁倒或引起爭論的）假想論點，假想主張，假想敵, 罪惡, （在非法交易等中）用以作掩護的（虛搆）人物，被用作擋箭牌的人。
同根派生
英汉例句
- He was too good to be a scarecrow and he was too good to be a man.
他太完美了不能做個稻草人，他做一個男人也太完美了。 - The Scarecrow's fields are full of genetically modified soya and the Tin Man has silicon components.
竪立著稻草人的田野現在充斥著轉基因大豆，而鉄皮人也已裝上了半導躰芯片。 - He seems to be looking for a man of straw to belabour.
他看來在找一個假想的敵人來加以痛打。
英英字典
- (ARGUMENT) an argument, claim, or opponent that is invented in order to win or create an argument
- (CRIME) someone, often an imaginary person, who is used to hide an illegal or secret activity