다른 사람의 잘못이나 실수에 대해 대신 비난을 받거나 책임을 지는 사람.
A person or group made to bear the blame for others or to suffer in their place, often for reasons of convenience.
예문:
"The junior manager was used as a scapegoat for the company's financial failure."
"Politicians often look for a scapegoat to deflect attention from their own policy errors."
성서에서 대제사장이 백성의 죄를 상징적으로 짊어지게 하여 광야로 보낸 염소.
In the Bible, a goat symbolically burdened with the sins of the people and sent into the wilderness on the Day of Atonement.
예문:
"The ritual of the scapegoat is described in detail in the Book of Leviticus."
"The high priest laid both hands on the head of the live goat to transfer the nation's sins."
어떤 문제에 대해 원인을 제공하지 않은 사람이나 집단에게 부당하게 책임을 전가하다.
To unfairly blame a person or group for a problem that they did not cause.
예문:
"It is easier to scapegoat minorities than to address the root causes of economic inequality."
"The media was accused of scapegoating the coach for the team's poor performance."