pretext
英 /ˈpriːtekst/ 美 /ˈpriːtekst/
- n. 借口；托辞A stated reason that hides someone's real purpose.
He used a headache as a pretext to leave.
他以头痛为借口离开了。
Companies should not use economic uncertainty as a pretext for abandoning their environmental commitments.
企业不应以经济不确定性为借口，放弃其环保承诺。
搭配
under the pretext of 以……为借口a pretext for doing something 做某事的借口on some pretext 以某种借口
辨析提示
强调掩盖真实目的的借口；常接for或of。
词族
近义 excuse
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