Dreye權威釋義|pretext

n.[C]

藉口；託辭
John left early under the pretext of illness.
今天約翰以病為藉口，提早離開了。
The little boy tried very hard to find a pretext for not doing his homework.
這小男孩竭力想找個不做作業的藉口。

同義:

n.藉口；欺騙

同義參見:

以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》

n.

an ostensible or false reason used to justify an action.

C16: from L. praetextus ‘outward display’, from praetexere ‘to disguise’, from prae ‘before’ + texere ‘weave’.

以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》

以上來源於：《英漢法律詞典》