替罪的羔羊,替人顶罪者,替身
Scapegoat \Scape"goat`\, n. [Scape (for escape) + goat.]
1. (Jewish Antiq.) A goat upon whose head were symbolically
placed the sins of the people, after which he was suffered
to escape into the wilderness. --Lev. xvi. 10.
2. Hence, a person or thing that is made to bear blame for
others. --Tennyson.
scapegoat
n : someone punished for the errors of others [syn: {whipping
boy}]