亚洲网紅露点

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pretext

[ pree-tekst ]

noun

  1. something that is put forward to conceal a true purpose or object; an ostensible reason; excuse:

    The leaders used the insults as a pretext to declare war.

  2. the misleading appearance or behavior assumed with this intention:

    His many lavish compliments were a pretext for subtle mockery.

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pretext

/ 藞辫谤颈藧迟蓻办蝉迟 /

noun

  1. a fictitious reason given in order to conceal the real one
  2. a specious excuse; pretence
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of pretext1

1505鈥15; < Latin praetextum pretext, ornament, noun use of neuter past participle of praetexere to pretend, literally, to weave in front, hence, adorn. See pre-, texture
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of pretext1

C16: from Latin praetextum disguise, from praetexere to weave in front, disguise; see texture
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Representing as he does the non-expansion state of Georgia, he knows that red state governors like his own would be inclined to simply ax the expansion if given a fiscal pretext to hide behind.

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Instead it is using our nation鈥檚 foundational civil rights law as a pretext to coerce states into abandoning efforts to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion through lawful programs and policies.鈥

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Dehumanizing the targets of institutionalized mistreatment and torture proved to be both the pretext for and a product of the process.

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Indeed, the point has been made: Donald Trump's agents are free to remove people from society on any pretext they like, or none at all.

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It's instead employed as an empty pretext to wage war on foreign students.

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