lay figure

In a government controlled by a foreign force, a president is no more than a lay figure.

在一个被外国势力控制的政府里，总统只不过是个傀儡式人物而已。

n. A lay figure can be placed in any position, or attitude, and clothed in any costume and thus serves as a model for the drapery.

人体模型可以放在任何位置，摆成任何姿势，穿上任何服装，作为服装店的模特儿。

Tom is a lay figure in this novel.

汤姆在这部小说中是个缺乏真实性的人物。