• n. 借口；托辭
• vt. 以…為借口

pre-,在前，早于，預(yù)先，-text,編織，詞源同text,texture.比喻用法，即先編好的。

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pretext (n.)

1510s, from French prétexte, from Latin praetextum "a pretext, outward display," noun use of neuter past participle of praetexere "to disguise, cover," literally "weave in front" (for sense, compare pull the wool over (someone's) eyes); from prae- "in front" (see pre-) + texere "to weave," from PIE root *teks- "to weave, to make" (see texture (n.)).

1. They wanted a pretext for subduing the region by force.

他們想找借口用武力征服這個(gè)地區(qū)。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. They would now find some dubious pretext to restart the war.

他們現(xiàn)在會(huì)找個(gè)蹩腳的借口重新發(fā)動(dòng)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

3. The incident was used as a pretext for intervention in the area.

這次事件成了干涉那個(gè)地區(qū)的借口。

來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》

4. He used his headache as a pretext for not going to school.

他借口頭疼而不去上學(xué).

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

5. He didn't attend that meeting under the pretext of sickness.

他以生病為借口,沒(méi)參加那個(gè)會(huì)議.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》