pretext
UKpriːtekst
US'pri:'tekst
معنی فارسی
عذر دليل ساختگي
معنی کامل و مثالها
/prē´tekst´/n.
● بهانه، دستاویز، عذر
his pretext was that he was sick
بهانهی او این بود که بیمار است.
● وانمود، تظاهر
* under the pretext of
به بهانهی
ریشه و کاربرد
مثال
- He used various pretexts to avoid attending the meeting.
- The company's cost-cutting measures were pretexts for laying off employees.
- She claimed different pretexts for not attending the party.
ترکیبهای رایج
Pretexts for Pretexts to Use as pretexts Provide pretexts
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason
- an artful or simulated semblance “under the guise of friendship he betrayed them”
مترادفها
noun
Show, appearance, affectation, semblance, guise, cloak, simulation, mask, color, pretence.