| 词组 | pretext |
| 释义 | 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。 |
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