| 释义 |
pretext/ˈpri:tekst/n. 1 an ostensible or alleged reason or intention 借口(托词) 2 an excuse offered 口实 □ on (or under) the pretext (foll. by 后跟 of, or that + clause) professing as one's object or intention 以…为借口(托词) [Latin praetextus ‘outward display’ from praetexere praetext- (as PRAE-, texere ‘weave’)] |