🎭pretext (pùrítèksītè)

含义

A false reason given to hide the real purpose or motive.

a reason given in justification of a course of action that is not the real reason

含义翻译

用来掩盖真实目的或动机的虚假理由。

Yòng lái yǎngài zhēnshí mùdì huò dòngjī de xūjiǎ lǐyóu.

例句

He went out on the pretext of buying groceries.

他以买杂货为借口出去。

Tā yǐ mǎi záhuò wèi jièkǒu chūqù.

He used illness as a pretext to avoid the meeting.

他用生病作为借口来避开会议。

Ta yong shengbing zuo wei jiekou lai bikai huiyi.

示例表达

under the pretext of

以…为借口

Yǐ…wèi jièkǒu

同义词

excuse, pretense, cover, guise, justification, alibi, front

条目 1

excuse, pretense, cover, guise, justification

条目 2

excuse, justification, cover, alibi, front

反义词

truth, reality, honesty, genuine reason, real motive

条目 1

truth, reality, honesty

条目 2

genuine reason, real motive, truth

搭配词

under the pretext, flimsy pretext, on the pretext, false pretext, under pretext, use pretext, provide pretext

条目 1

under the pretext, flimsy pretext, on the pretext, false pretext

条目 2

under pretext, false pretext, use pretext, provide pretext