學個詞 Learn A Word: pretext 借口

今天我們要學的詞是 pretext. Pretext 名詞，借口。Russia called the U.S. missile attack on Syria “an act of aggression against a sovereign state delivered in violation of international law under a made-up pretext.” 俄羅斯指責美國對敘利亞的導彈打擊是“對主權(quán)國家的侵略，借助子虛烏有的借口，違反了國際法規(guī)定”。Authorities have rescued about 160 women since last year who were lured to Kuwait under the pretext of job opportunities. 有關(guān)當局自去年來已經(jīng)營救了大約160名以工作機會為由被騙到科威特的婦女。好的，我們今天學習的詞是 pretext, pretext, pretext...