pretext的经典引文

1. 借口
2. 托辞
3. 口实
4. 托词
5. 假象
6. 掩饰
7. 缘故
8. 理由

1. 假托
2. 以⋯为借口

1. something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason
2. an artful or simulated semblance;

   "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"
   

1.借口；托词
Apretext is a reason which you pretend has caused you to do something.

pretext是什么意思

e.g. They wanted apretext for subduing the region by force...
他们想找借口用武力征服这个地区。
e.g. He excused himself on thepretext of a stomach upset...
他借口自己胃不舒服离开了。

• under the pretext of 以 ... 为借口...
• on the pretext of借口于
• find a pretext for为 ... 找口实...
• upon the pretext that以…为借口
• under the pretext that以…为借口
• upon the pretext of 以 ... 为借口...
• on the pretext that以…为借口

• She had written the letter herself as a pretext to gain admittance.

  出自：W. Trevor

• The Romantics invented invalidism as a pretext for leisure.

  出自：S. Sontag

• Pretexting an appointment..he left.

  出自：W. S. Maugham

pretext, apology, excuse

这组词的共同意思是“借口”或“托词”。其区别是：

1.excuse指对有意去做或不做的事情所致的辞谢或道歉; apology指对已做的或应做而未做的事情表示道歉或辞谢; pretext指以虚构、捏造的“借口”或“托词”来掩盖真实意图。

2.excuse含有推卸责任或逃避指责的意味; apology含有承认做错事,但往往会找出一些理由来解释事情的发生。

3.apology一般指原谅小的过失,强调“道歉”; excuse通常指原谅较大的过失,有时也可指原谅小的过失。