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  4. pass the buck

pass the buck

/pæs ðə bʌk/◆成语
推卸责任

When the project failed, the manager tried to pass the buck to his team.

项目失败后,经理试图把责任推卸给团队。


◆ 真正含义
将自身应承担的责任或过错转嫁他人
¶ 字面意思
传递标记物(扑克游戏术语)
字面拆解
pass传递+the buck标记物
◇ 意境
想象一张赌桌上,发牌员将代表责任的标记物传递给他人,象征着责任的转移。
◈ 使用场景
在工作场合,同事因项目失败互相推诿;在家庭中,父母将教育责任推给学校;在政治中,官员将政策失败的责任归咎于前任政府。
◉ 文化注释
该短语体现了美国文化中对个人责任的强调。在企业管理中,"The buck stops here"(责任由我承担)常被用作领导力的象征。
非正式

将责任或过错推给他人,不愿承担

Don't pass the buck when you're the one who made the mistake.

犯了错就别推卸责任了。

Politicians often pass the buck on difficult decisions.

政治家们常在做出艰难决定时推卸责任。

常用于批评他人不负责任的行为。

搭配

pass the buck to someone把责任推给某人

同义词

shift the blameduck responsibilityevade accountability

反义词

take responsibilityown up to

相关短语

buck stops here成语
责任由我承担
cover one's tracks短语
掩盖过错或责任

专业提示

避免误用

该短语仅指推卸责任,不可用于描述善意的帮助或合作。例如错误:"She passed the buck to help her friend."正确表达应为"She helped her friend by taking the blame."

黄金法则

主语选择

该短语的主语通常是人或组织,如"He passed the buck"或"The company passed the buck"。

词源

起源于20世纪初美国西部赌桌上的扑克游戏。buck是一种用鹿角制成的标记物,用于标识发牌员。发牌员若想将发牌权转交他人,需将buck传递给下一位玩家。后演变为推卸责任的俗语。

用法说明

该短语通常用于非正式场合,表达对他人不负责任行为的批评。在正式文件或严肃语境中,建议使用更正式的表达如"shift the blame"或"evade accountability"。

单词拆解

pass
传递
verb
+
the buck
责任(原意为扑克游戏中的标记物)
noun
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