patsy

• n. 懦夫（複數patsies）；容易受騙的人
• n. (Patsy)人名；(英)帕齊(男子教名 Patrick 的昵稱)

詞源不詳，可能來自常見人名Pat 或Paddy,愛爾蘭佬，Patrick 的昵稱。引申詞義笨蛋，傻瓜， 替罪羊。

patsy (n.)

"fall guy, victim of a deception," 1903, of uncertain origin, possibly an alteration of Italian pazzo "madman" (see patch (n.2)), or south Italian dialectal paccio "fool." Another theory traces it to Patsy Bolivar, character created by Billy B. Van in an 1890s vaudeville skit who was blamed whenever anything went wrong.

"Poor Rogers," Vincent said, still smiling, "he is always the 'Patsy Bolivar' of the school."
"Yes," Frank answered, "if there are any mistakes to be made or trouble to fall into, Rogers seems to be always the victim." ["Anthony Yorke," "A College Boy," 1899]

1. Patsy had to clench her jaw to suppress her anger.

帕奇隻得咬緊牙關壓住怒氣。

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2. Patsy could hardly be heard above the baby's yowls.

在嬰兒的號哭聲中很難聽清帕齊在說些什麽。

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3. "Now watch it, Patsy," the Sergeant told her.

“留點神，帕齊。”中士提醒她。

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4. Davis was nobody's patsy.

戴維斯不會上任何人的當。

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5. Patsy keeps asking every day when you'll be back.

patsy每天都問你何時回來.

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