| 释义 |
† preˈtextuous, a. Obs. rare.
Also præ-
[f. L. prætextu-s (u-stem: see pretext n.1) + -ous.]
Of the nature of a pretext; specious, plausible.
1647Quæres presented to his Majesty's Remembr. 3 To advance the designe with a pretextuous letter, Au Roy. 1649in Proc. Comm. Gen. Assembly (1896) 249 Envyous vnderminers in a singular and praetextuous way aiming at our ruine. |