pretext 的用法及固定搭配

2020年11月25日 词汇

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pretext

1.pretext后面接for和名词或动名词，不接不定式，如可以说He could not find a pretext for absence和He could not find a pretext for leaving the house，不可说He could not find a pretext to leave the house。

2.下面三句意思相同：

  • He declined the offer on（或upon，或under）the pretext of inability to do it.
  • He declined the offer on（或upon，或under）the pretext of being unable to do it.
  • He declined the offer on（或upon，或under）the pretext that he could not do it.

第一句里of后面接名词，第二句里of后面接动名词，第三句里pretext后面接连接词that。