Word · Frequency #10930
patsy
容易上当的人；易受骗的人
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
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a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
容易上当受骗的人
容易上当受骗的人；容易受骗的人；懦夫；替罪羊
In use
He thought he was getting a great deal, but the seller just saw him as a patsy.
Don't be a patsy — check the contract before you sign anything.
The con artist chose tourists as easy patsies.
be a patsy for sb
常用结构，指某人成为别人利用或推卸责任的对象。
He was a patsy for the real criminals.
他是真正罪犯的替罪羊。
make a patsy of sb
主动语态，表示故意将某人当作替罪羊。
The boss made a patsy of him.
老板把他当成了替罪羊。
take sb for a patsy
口语常用，表示把某人当作容易受骗的人。
Don't take me for a patsy!
别把我当成傻瓜！
play the patsy
指充当替罪羊或受骗者的角色。
She refused to play the patsy in the scheme.
她拒绝在这个阴谋中当替罪羊。
Common mistakes
He is very patsy.He is a patsy.
patsy 是可数名词，不是形容词，必须与冠词连用或用作名词短语。
They patsied him to take the blame.They made him the patsy to take the blame.
patsy 不能作为动词使用；正确表达是‘make someone the patsy’或‘use someone as a patsy’。
Connections
Collocations
- make a patsy of someone
- 把某人当傻瓜耍；欺骗某人
- The con artist made a patsy of the elderly man and took all his savings.那个骗子把老人当傻瓜耍，骗走了他所有的积蓄。
- play someone for a patsy
- 把某人当傻瓜；愚弄某人
- Don't play me for a patsy; I know exactly what you're doing.别把我当傻瓜；我完全知道你在干什么。
- gullible patsy
- 容易上当的傻瓜
- He was such a gullible patsy that he believed every word of the scammer's story.他是个容易上当的傻瓜，竟相信了骗子说的每一句话。
- easy patsy
- 容易得手的目标；容易上当的人
- The pickpockets were looking for an easy patsy in the crowded station.扒手们正在拥挤的车站里寻找容易得手的目标。
Idioms & figurative uses
- play someone for a patsy
- 把某人当冤大头
Learner notes
Memory Tip
patsy ≈ pat + sy，被人轻拍肩膀（pat）夸两句就信以为真，正是容易受骗的傻瓜。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：日常闲聊、非正式评论 patsy 通常用于非正式口语，指容易上当受骗的人；正式写作或书面语中比较少见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
patsy 读 /ˈpætsi/。bitsy 与它同以 -tsy 结尾、同含 /tsi/，但重读元音不同（/ɪ/ 对 /æ/），不是整词押韵；cats 有相同的 /æts/ 音，但没有末尾的 /i/；patty 的开头 /pæt/ 与 patsy 相同，但没有 /s/。当心 tipsy 和 Macy：tipsy 的 -psy 读 /psi/，Macy 的 -cy 读 /si/，都不是 patsy 的 /tsi/。
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.