假想的對手,被當作擋箭牌的人
straw man n 1: a person used as a cover for some questionable activity [syn: {front man}, {front}, {figurehead}, {nominal head}, {strawman}] 2: a weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted [syn: {strawman}] 3: an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds [syn: {scarecrow}, {strawman}, {bird-scarer}, {scarer}]