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pretext

英 ['priːtekst] 美 ['pritɛkst]

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解释

n. 借口；托辞
vt. 以…为借口

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中文词源

pretext 借口，托辞

pre-,在前，早于，预先，-text,编织，词源同text,texture.比喻用法，即先编好的。

英文词源

pretext: pretext: see text
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.)).

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例句和用法

1. They wanted a pretext for subduing the region by force.: 他们想找借口用武力征服这个地区。

2. They would now find some dubious pretext to restart the war.: 他们现在会找个蹩脚的借口重新发动战争。

3. The incident was used as a pretext for intervention in the area.: 这次事件成了干涉那个地区的借口。

4. He used his headache as a pretext for not going to school.: 他借口头疼而不去上学.

5. He didn't attend that meeting under the pretext of sickness.: 他以生病为借口,没参加那个会议.