A patsy is someone who is easy to trick — especially someone other people set up so that this person takes the blame. If a group does something wrong and then points at the quiet one, that person is the patsy: the one left holding the bag while the others walk away.

A patsya patsyis someone是一個人who is easy to trick很容易被騙— especially someone——尤其是other people set up被其他人設計陷害so that this person takes the blame好讓這個人背黑鍋。If a group如果一群人does something wrong做錯了事and then points at然後把矛頭指向the quiet one那個安靜的人, that person那個人is the patsy就是patsy: the one left holding the bag獨自扛下責任的那個人while而the others walk away其他人全身而退。

It is informal American slang. You hear it in crime stories, films, and political news (“they needed a patsy”).

It is這是informal American slang美式非正式俚語。You hear it你會聽到這個字in crime stories, films, and political news在犯罪故事、電影，和政治新聞裡(“they needed a patsy”)（像「they needed a patsy」，他們需要一個替死鬼）。

It is not a kind word, and it is not for a school essay unless you are quoting. It is a bit old-fashioned in everyday speech, but it has not died.

It is not它不是a kind word一個好聽的詞, and而且it is not for它不適合用在a school essay學校作文裡unless you are quoting除非你是在引用別人的話。It is它a bit old-fashioned有點過時in everyday speech在日常對話裡, but但it has not died還沒有消失。

Where the name came from, nobody agrees, so this is reaching if we pretend we know. The word is attested in the United States by the 1870s, around a peak of Irish migration; some scholars tie Patsy to Pat and Paddy, the cruel comic picture of an Irish newcomer “just off the boat.” Others mention Italian pazzo (“madman”) or southern Italian paccio (“fool”). Another guess points at a stage character, Patsy Bolivar, who got blamed whenever anything went wrong. Treat all of these as “people have guessed,” not as a settled family tree.

Where the name came from這個名字是哪裡來的, nobody agrees沒有人有共識, so所以this is reaching這只能算是猜測if we pretend we know如果我們假裝自己知道的話。The word這個字is attested有文字紀錄in the United States在美國by the 1870s最晚到1870年代, around大約在a peak of Irish migration愛爾蘭移民的高峰期; some scholars有些學者tie把PatsyPatsyto連結到Pat and PaddyPat和Paddy, the cruel comic picture of那種殘忍搞笑的刻板印象an Irish newcomer一個愛爾蘭新移民“just off the boat.”「剛下船」的樣子。Others其他人mention提到Italian pazzo義大利文的pazzo(“madman”)（瘋子）or或southern Italian paccio南義大利文的paccio(“fool”)（傻瓜）。Another guess另一個猜測points at指向a stage character一個舞台劇角色, Patsy BolivarPatsy Bolivar, who got blamed這個角色只要出事就會被怪罪whenever anything went wrong不管出了什麼問題。Treat all of these把這些說法都當作as是“people have guessed,”「大家猜的」, not而不是as a settled family tree一個確定的字源系譜。