Definition
替死鬼的字面意思是“替人死去的鬼”，在口语中比喻代人受过、背黑锅的人。你可以用这个名词指代在事故、错误或争议中无辜被指责的人，类似英语的“scapegoat”。注意它是贬义或同情语气，不能用于正式场合。
n.
scapegoat (colloquial, someone who takes the blame for others)
Examples
- ，替死鬼。Zhè jiàn shì míngmíng bú shì tā zuò de, tā què chéng le tì sǐ guǐ.He clearly didn't do this, but he became the scapegoat.
- ，替死鬼。Lǎobǎn chū le shì, zǒng zhǎo xiàshǔ dāng tì sǐ guǐ.When something goes wrong, the boss always finds a subordinate to be the scapegoat.
- 替死鬼，。Wǒ bù xiǎng dāng dàjiā de tì sǐ guǐ, zhè jiàn shì gēn wǒ méi guānxi.I don't want to be everyone's scapegoat; this has nothing to do with me.
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