Under the pretext of
以...为借口
🧩 词语组成解析
under
['ʌndɚ]
prep. 在…下面，在表面之下;在…的假定表面或掩饰下;少于，小于;在…情况下;
adv. 在下面;少于;在水下;在昏迷中;
adj. 较低的，下面的;
the
[ðə]
art. 指已提到的人（物）;指说话人与听者已知的人（物）;用于独一无二的事物前;与形容词最高级和序数词连用;
of
[əv]
prep. 关于;属于…的;由…制成;
aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气];
🗣️ 情景例句
Thank you. Yes, actually Mary and I have been planning this for some time.
谢谢。其实玛丽和我已计划了很久。
Whom will you send that to?
你将把那个送给谁？
So great is our passion for doing things for ourselves, that we are becoming increasingly less dependent on specialized labour.
现在我们自己动手做事的热情很高，结果对于专业工人的依赖越来越少了。