| 单词 | patsy |
| 释义 | patsy (once / 1933 pages) n A patsy is a push-over, someone who can be easily manipulated by others. If your friend has convinced you that you should do all of his laundry out of the goodness of your heart, guess what? You're a patsy. Patsy has its roots in 19th-century American slang, and it still has a slangy air to it. It may have started out as a character in an old vaudeville act named Patsy, who always got the blame when things went wrong. From there a patsy came to mean an easy target, someone who can be suckered into doing the bidding of more strong-willed people. If you show some backbone and assert yourself, you won't get the patsy treatment! WORD FAMILYpatsy: patsies USAGE EXAMPLESAfter 13 months of work, the jury voted to indict John and Patsy Ramsey for child abuse resulting in her death, but then-Dist. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) He and parents John and Patsy were all cleared by prosecutors in 2008 based on DNA evidence. BBC(Dec 29, 2016) The few undisputed facts are as follows: just before 6am on 26 December, Patsy called the Boulder police department from her home. The Guardian(Dec 11, 2016) n a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of Syn|Hyper chump, fall guy, fool, gull, mark, mug, soft touch, sucker dupe, victim a person who is tricked or swindled |
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