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托辞 (託辭)
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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

托辞 [tuōcí]
  1. 1. It is commonly written as "托词" now.
    他今天说的话只不过是托辞罢了。
    What he said today was just excuses.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

托辞 [tuōcí]
  1. 1. 现在一般写作"托词"。

Examples

an airtight alibi
无懈可击的托辞;天衣无缝的不在犯罪现场证据
His alibi was a beaut!
他的托辞可真高明!
the justification of barbarous means by holy ends
以神圣的目的作为粗暴手段的托辞
He wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge.
他没有生病,那只是托辞

Word Decomposition


[tuō]
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[cí]

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