推卸

• 拼音: tuī xiè
• 汉字拆解: 推 = 扌 (hand) + 隹 (bird, phonetic); 卸 = 卩 (seal/kneel) + 午 (noon) — originally 'remove a cart's load'

含义

To shirk; to evade; to pass the buck. Refusing to accept responsibility for something that is one's own duty.

Strongly negative in tone. Almost exclusively appears with 责任 (推卸责任 = shirk responsibility). Implies selfish avoidance of accountability, especially in professional or social contexts where one clearly has an obligation. Using this term to describe someone is a serious criticism.

例句

1. 出了事故就互相推卸责任，谁都不肯承担，这种风气要不得。
2. 一个真正有担当的领导不会在关键时刻推卸责任。
3. 他试图把错误推卸给下属，但事实早已查清。

用法指南

语境: professional, social, accountability

语气: critical

正确说法

• 我们不能推卸这份责任，必须正面应对。(We cannot shirk this responsibility — we must face it head-on.)
• 他总是把失误推卸给别人，从不自我反省。(He always passes the blame to others and never reflects on himself.)

错误说法

• 把合理的分工称为'推卸责任' (Don't use 推卸责任 to describe legitimate delegation — it implies selfish avoidance, not normal task assignment)

起源与历史

Compound of 推 (push away) + 卸 (unload, remove). Together mean 'push away and unload,' conveying the act of offloading one's responsibilities onto others.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal