pretext 音标拼音: [pr'it
, ɛkst]
n . 借口,托辞
vt .
vi . 借口
藉口,托辞藉口
pretext n 1 :
something serving to conceal plans ;
a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason [
synonym :
{
pretext }, {
stalking -
horse }]
2 :
an artful or simulated semblance ; "
under the guise of friendship he betrayed them " [
synonym : {
guise }, {
pretense },
{
pretence }, {
pretext }]
Pretext \
Pre "
text \ (?;
277 ),
n . [
F .
pr ['
e ]
texte ,
L .
praetextum ,
fr .
praetextus ,
p .
p .
of praetexere to weave before ,
allege as an excuse ;
prae before texere to weave .
See {
Text }.]
Ostensible reason or motive assigned or assumed as a color or cover for the real reason or motive ;
pretense ;
disguise .
[
1913 Webster ]
They suck the blood of those they depend on ,
under a pretext of service and kindness . --
L '
Estrange .
[
1913 Webster ]
With how much or how little pretext of reason . --
Dr .
H .
More .
[
1913 Webster ]
Syn :
Pretense ;
excuse ;
semblance ;
disguise ;
appearance .
See {
Pretense }.
[
1913 Webster ]
94 Moby Thesaurus words for "
pretext ":
acting ,
affectation ,
alibi ,
allege ,
alternative ,
appearance ,
attitudinizing ,
avow ,
bluff ,
bluffing ,
camouflage ,
cheating ,
choice ,
claim ,
cloak ,
color ,
coloring ,
cover ,
cover story ,
deception ,
delusion ,
disguise ,
dissemblance ,
dissembling ,
dissimulation ,
escape clause ,
escape hatch ,
excuse ,
explanation ,
facade ,
face ,
fakery ,
faking ,
false air ,
false front ,
false show ,
falsity ,
feigning ,
feint ,
four -
flushing ,
fraud ,
front ,
gilt ,
gloss ,
guise ,
humbug ,
humbuggery ,
imposture ,
loophole ,
masquerade ,
meretriciousness ,
ostentation ,
outward show ,
playacting ,
plea ,
pose ,
posing ,
posture ,
pretend ,
pretense ,
pretension ,
profess ,
protest too much ,
purport ,
rational ground ,
rationale ,
rationalization ,
reason ,
reason for ,
reason why ,
red herring ,
representation ,
right ,
ruse ,
saving clause ,
seeming ,
semblance ,
sham ,
show ,
simulacrum ,
simulation ,
speciousness ,
stated cause ,
the big idea ,
the idea ,
the whatfor ,
the wherefore ,
the why ,
underlying reason ,
varnish ,
veil ,
way of escape ,
way out ,
window dressing
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