| 词汇 | pretextual |
| 释义 | pretextual adjective uk /ˌpriːˈteks.tʃu.əl/ us /ˌpriːˈteks.tʃu.əl/ done or used as a pretext (= a pretended reason for doing something that is used to hide the real reason): 作为借口的，作为托词的 The reasons given by defense counsel were not genuine and were pretextual.辩护律师提出的理由并不真实，是借口。 The explanation for her firing was pretextual and influenced instead by a retaliatory motive.所给出的解雇她的理由不过是借口，是受到报复性动机的影响。 The government used pretextual arrests to keep the activists tied up in court. He has offered no evidence whatsoever to show that those reasons are a sham or pretextual. There was no evidence to support the allegation that the traffic stop was pretextual (race based) in nature. Cheating & tricking anti-fraud bad faith bamboozle bilk blackmail deceive diddle feint flannel funny business game-fixing grift grifter gull gyp prankishly prankster pretext pull pull a fast oneidiom You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Plotting & trapping Examples of pretextualpretextual Therefore, these motions for resolution seem pointless and pretextual. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English That is a pretextual argument! From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Defendant presented a coherent explanation for the structure of the market and plaintiff did not claim this explanation was pretextual. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Third, the trial court must decide whether the explanation is pretextual. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A rationale is pretextual if it applies equally to a similarly situated juror who was seated. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. If a party can establish a prima facie case for the proffered evidence, the opposing party must prove that the these reasons were pretextual or false. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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