pretext

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六级考研雅思GRE Collins 1

n. something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason

n. 借口, 托词
v. 以...为借口

Collins 星级

13,929

BNC 频率

13,441

使用频率

pretext 由前缀 pre-（意为“在…之前”）和词根 text（意为“文本”或“内容”）构成，表示“在表面内容之下的理由”。

例句

1. She said she was busy with work, but it was just a pretext to avoid the meeting.

她说她工作忙，但这只是一个借口来避免参加会议。

2. He used a late train as a pretext for arriving late to the party.

他用火车晚点作为迟到聚会的借口。

3. They claimed the changes were necessary, but many people saw it as a pretext for cutting costs.

他们声称这些变化是必要的，但很多人认为这只是削减成本的借口。