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/ˈpriːtekst/
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/ˈpriːtekst/
noun
R
a false reason given to hide the real reason for doing something
She used a headache as a pretext to leave the meeting early.
她以頭痛為藉口提前離開了會議。
translation
藉口
詞形變化
Plural
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