藉口

jièkǒu
  1. to use as an excuse
  2. on the pretext
  3. excuse
  4. pretext
  5. also written 借口 jièkǒu

CEDICT

  1. excuse; pretext
  2. to use as an excuse

Wiktionary

  1. 借用別人的話，作為自己論說的依據。
  2. 以某事為理由。《文明小史．第三八回》：「卑職得了這個風聲，曉得自己彈壓不來，只得拜求他們地方上紳士，務必設法解散，千萬不可滋事，反叫他們有所藉口。」也作「借口」。
  3. 假託的理由。如：「他以頭痛為藉口，提早退席。」也作「借口」。

重編國語辭典

  1. 以某事为理由。
  2. 借用别人的话，作为自己论说的依据。
  3. 假托的理由。

維基詞典

Examples

他們的藉口都是一樣的。

Their excuses were all alike.

Source: Tatoeba

喬納斯以去洗手間為藉口離開了。

Jonas excused himself to go to the toilet.

Source: Tatoeba

沒有任何藉口可以幫助你缺席這次會議。

There is no excuse to help get you out of the meeting.

There is no excuse that will let you be absent from the meeting.

Source: Tatoeba

馬蒂諾以去洗手間為藉口，離開了餐桌。

Martino excused himself from the table to go to the bathroom.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

=1 藉 jiè variant of 借 jiè
=1 藉 jiè
  1. (literary) cushion; mat
  2. (literary) to put some padding underneath
2 口 kǒu
  1. mouth
  2. classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)
  3. classifier for bites or mouthfuls

Related entries

借口 jièkǒu
  1. to use as an excuse
  2. excuse; pretext
借口是没用的。

There is no use in making excuses.

Source: Tatoeba

說辭 shuōcí
  1. excuse
  2. pretext
  3. entreaties
  4. arguments
飾詞 shìcí
  1. excuse
  2. pretext
由頭 yóutou
  1. pretext
  2. excuse
  3. justification
  4. reason
盾牌 dùnpái
  1. shield
  2. pretext
  3. excuse
託詞 tuōcí
  1. to make an excuse
  2. pretext
  3. excuse
飾 shì
  1. decoration
  2. ornament
  3. to decorate
  4. to adorn
  5. to hide
  6. to conceal (a fault)
  7. excuse (to hide a fault)
  8. to play a role (in opera)
  9. to impersonate
火星上的神殿饰有莲花。

The temples on Mars are decorated with lotus flowers.

Source: Tatoeba

借詞 jiècí
  1. loanword
  2. pretext