pretext
pretext
noun
noun
- a reason given in justification of a course of action that is not the real reason
借口；托词
the rebels had the perfect pretext for making their move.
反叛者有最堂皇的借口采取行动。
■(on 或 under the pretext)giving the specified reason as one's justification
以…为借口
he called round on the pretext of asking after her mother.
他以问候她母亲为借口前来拜访。
- early 16th cent.: from Latin praetextus 'outward display', from the verb praetexere 'to disguise', from prae 'before' + texere 'weave'
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