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IELTS BNC: 13929 COCA: 13441

pretext

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pre·text /ˈpriːtekst/ noun [countableC]  
REASONa false reason given for an action, in order to hide the real reason 借口，托词
pretext for
 The incident provided the pretext for war.
那个事件成了战争的借口。
on/under the pretext of doing something
 Tom called at her apartment on the pretext of asking for a book.
汤姆借口要一本书去了她的公寓。
on/under the pretext that
 He left immediately on the pretext that he had a train to catch.
他借口要赶火车马上就离开了。
 He’ll phone on some pretext or other.
他会以这样或那样的理由打电话的。
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Examples from the Corpus
pretext• Minor offences were sometimes used as a pretext for an arrest.• She couldn't find a pretext to visit Derek at home.• Every adverse employment decision is a pretext for litigation.• He can't recall the man's story but clearly it was a pretext for his accomplice to search the house.• His sore leg was a pretext. He just wanted a day off work.• The boy was simply a beggar: his bundle of newspapers was a pretext, and we called him the Newspaper Boy.• What bothers us more is the seeming predisposition of the federal courts to strike down term-limit laws on just about any pretext.• One pretext disposed of, McClellan found another.• He could of course simply walk out on some pretext - visiting a friend.• He used to spend hours at her house on the pretext of giving her Japanese lessons.• I lingered, on the pretext of finishing half a glass of champagne.• People were moving more slowly and nonchalantly, without the pretext of a destination or purpose.
on some pretext• He could of course simply walk out on some pretext - visiting a friend.• He would have Christmas Day off and he would surely call at the vicarage on some pretext or other.
Origin pretext
(1500-1600) Latin praetextus, from praetexere “to weave in front, make an excuse”
pre·text noun
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