pretext
US /ˈpriː.tekst/
UK /ˈpriː.tekst/
名词
借口, 托词
a reason given in justification of a course of action that is not the real reason
示例:
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He called her on the pretext of asking for a recipe.
他以询问食谱为借口给她打电话。
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The war was started on a false pretext.
这场战争是以虚假的借口发动的。