プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
かざりもの【飾り物】
&fRoman1;〔装飾品〕an ornament; a decoration
&fRoman2;〔名目だけのもの〕a figurehead; a dummy
社長はただの飾り物さ
The president of our company is just a figurehead.
彼らは委員長を飾り物にしてしまった
They made a dummy of the chairman.
あいつの頭は飾り物さ
His head doesn't perform any useful function ― it's purely decorative.
奥さんといったって飾り物にすぎない
She is his wife in name only.