| 单词 | straw man |
| 释义 | straw manSEE SYNONYMS FOR straw man ON THESAURUS.COM nouna mass of straw formed to resemble a man, as for a doll or scarecrow. a person whose importance or function is only nominal, as to cover another's activities; front. a fabricated or conveniently weak or innocuous person, object, matter, etc., used as a seeming adversary or argument: The issue she railed about was no more than a straw man. Origin of straw manFirst recorded in 1585–95 Words nearby straw manstraw boss, straw color, strawflower, strawhat, straw in the wind, straw man, straw mite, straw mushroom, straw poll, Strawson, straw that breaks the camel's back Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for straw manBritish Dictionary definitions for straw manstraw man noun mainly USa figure of a man made from straw another term for man of straw Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for straw manstraw man A made-up version of an opponent's argument that can easily be defeated. To accuse people of attacking a straw man is to suggest that they are avoiding worthier opponents and more valid criticisms of their own position: “His speech had emotional appeal, but it wasn't really convincing because he attacked a straw man rather than addressing the real issues.” The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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