飾詞

饰词
shìcí
  1. excuse
  2. pretext

CEDICT

  1. 經過修改美化的文詞。
  2. 假託言詞以掩蓋過失。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 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
2 詞 cí
  1. word
  2. statement; speech; lyrics

classifier: 首

Related entries

說辭 shuōcí
  1. excuse
  2. pretext
  3. entreaties
  4. arguments
由頭 yóutou
  1. pretext
  2. excuse
  3. justification
  4. reason
盾牌 dùnpái
  1. shield
  2. pretext
  3. excuse
藉口 jièkǒu
  1. to use as an excuse
  2. on the pretext
  3. excuse
  4. pretext
  5. also written 借口 jièkǒu
他們的藉口都是一樣的。

Their excuses were all alike.

Source: Tatoeba

託詞 tuōcí
  1. to make an excuse
  2. pretext
  3. excuse
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