Pretext
[ 'pritɛkst ]
公共 Public
n. 借口，托辞;假象，掩饰;
vt. 借口，假托;
💡 词根助记
pre预先+text编织→预先编好的→借口
📝 例句
He used his sore finger as a pretext for not going to school.
他藉口手指疼而不去上学。
find a pretext to refuse an invitation
找借口推辞邀请
He used his sore throat as a pretext for not going to shool.
他假托喉痛不到校上课。
There is no sense in fastening on that pretext of yours.
一味强调你那个借口是没有用处的。
John left early under the pretext of illness.
今天约翰以生病为藉口,提早离开了。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ pre-前缀“在…前”,text-编织:预先编好的话→借口
※ pre-前缀“在…前”,text-正文:在正文前的序言里,作者总会以“时间仓促,水平有限---”作为书中错误的借口
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-text-表示“编织”
📖 牛津释义
pretext
n
~ (for sth/doing sth) reason given (for doing sth) that is not the real reason; excuse 藉口; 托辞
He came to see me on/under the pretext of asking my advice when he really wanted to borrow money. 他以请我指教为藉口前来看我, 其实是想借钱.
We'll have to find a pretext for not going to the party. 我们不去参加聚会得找个藉口才是.
🎯 考研助记
预先(pre)编好的文本(text)- 借口
🔁 扩展释义
*['pri:tekst]n. 借口, 托词vt. 以...为借口vi. 以...为借口【法】 藉口, 托词相关词组: on some pretext or other find a pretext for under the pretext of make a pretext for
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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Do you enjoy reading together?
你们喜欢在一起朗诵吗？
I'm afraid you will miss your bus.
我怕你会错过公共汽车。
One of the things that fascinates us most about cats is the popular belief that they have nine lives.
最使我们感兴趣的一件事情就是一种通俗的信念——猫有九条命。