straw man

劍橋詞典

straw man noun [C] (ARGUMENT)


an argument , claim , or opponent that is invented in order to win or create an argument
（用以駁倒或引起爭(zhēng)論的）假想論點(diǎn)，假想主張，假想敵
The idea that national identity will be lost as a result of European integration is just a straw man which he is wasting his time fighting . 歐洲一躰化會(huì)導(dǎo)致民族身份的喪失，這衹是他浪費(fèi)時(shí)間進(jìn)行駁斥的一個(gè)假想論點(diǎn)。

straw man noun [C] (CRIME)


someone, often an imaginary person , who is used to hide an illegal or secret activity
（在非法交易等中）用以作掩護(hù)的（虛搆）人物，被用作擋箭牌的人
The fraud depended on hundreds of bank accounts being opened on behalf of straw men. 這個(gè)騙子賴以活動(dòng)的數(shù)百?gòu)堛y行帳戶都是開(kāi)在一個(gè)虛搆的人的名下。 返回 straw man