straw man

1. 1.

   A doll or scarecrow, particularly one stuffed with straw.

   玩偶或稻草人,尤指填充稻草的。

2. 2.

   An innocuous person or someone of nominal or lesser importance, as a front man or straw boss.

   无害的人或名义上、次要的人,如傀儡或副工头。

3. 3.

   An insubstantial concept, idea, endeavor or argument, particularly one deliberately set up to be weakly supported, e.g. by misrepresenting an opponent's argument by broadening or narrowing the scope of a premise, so that it can be easily knocked down; especially to impugn the strength of any related or contrasted thing or idea.

   空洞的论点或想法,常被故意弱化(如通过扩大或缩小前提歪曲对方论点)以便轻易驳倒；尤指用于贬损相关或对比事物的力度。

4. 4.

   An outline serving as an initial proposal for a project, usually refined iteratively.

   作为项目初步提议的纲要,通常反复完善。

5. 5.

   Synonym of straw buyer.

   straw buyer的同义词。

无害的人或名义上、次要的人,如傀儡或副工头。；空洞的论点或想法,常被故意弱化(如通过扩大或缩小前提歪曲对方论点)以便轻易驳倒；尤指用于贬损相关或对比事物的力度。；作为项目初步提议的纲要,通常反复完善。；straw buyer的同义词。

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