scapegoat

スケープゴート、身代わり

他人が起こした問題で、不当に責められたり罰せられたりする人。

やさしい英語で： Someone who is unfairly blamed or punished for a problem caused by other people.

• They needed a scapegoat for the mistake.
• The manager used me as a scapegoat.
• Why should the youngest worker become everyone's scapegoat?

使い方： scapegoat for something (They made her a scapegoat for the company's losses.); make a scapegoat of someone (The manager made a scapegoat of the newest employee.)

類義語： fall guy, whipping boy

よく使う表現： make someone a scapegoat, scapegoat for something, use a scapegoat, find a scapegoat

贖罪の山羊

古代ユダヤの儀式で、人々の罪を背負うとされ荒野に放たれた山羊。

やさしい英語で： A goat sent into the wilderness in an ancient Jewish ceremony, believed to carry away the people's sins.

• The priest sent the scapegoat into the wilderness.
• The scapegoat symbolically carried away the people's sins.
• One goat was sacrificed, while the scapegoat was released alive.

よく使う表現： ritual scapegoat, release the scapegoat, send the scapegoat

スケープゴートにする、責任を押しつける

本人が起こしていない問題で、不当に責めたり罰したりする。

やさしい英語で： To unfairly blame or punish someone for a problem they did not cause.

• Don't scapegoat the new worker.
• The leaders scapegoated others for their own mistakes.
• Minority groups are often scapegoated during an economic crisis.

使い方： scapegoat someone for something (They scapegoated the assistant for the failed project.)

類義語： blame unfairly, make a scapegoat of

よく使う表現： scapegoat someone, scapegoat someone for something