pretext

口実,弁解

pretext の類語

stalking-horse, excuse, cloak, acting, pretense, plea, pretence, feigning, cover story, simulation, disguise, posing, false show, deception, false air, false front, front, show, face, why, color, guise, faking, facade, four-flushing, window dressing, appearance, semblance, subterfuge, fraud, representation, outward show, cheating, pose, feint, pretension, veil, posture, fakery, coloring, bluff, cover, reason, right, choice, idea, what for, smoke screen, rationale, claim, gloss, sham, screen, seeming, delusion, handle, the why, alternative, way out, device

例文

• He delayed payment on some pretext or other.
  彼は、なんだかんだ言って支払いを延期した。
• He did not come on the pretext of sickness.
  病気を口実にして彼は来なかった。
• He made up a pretext for a fight with me.
  あいつに因縁を付けられた。

pretext の言い換えを探すには

pretext（口実）の類語・言い換え（パラフレーズ）を、日本語訳つきで関連度順に並べています。英作文の語彙を増やしたいとき、長文読解で本文と選択肢の言い換えを見抜きたいときに使えます。