托辞

托辭

tuōcí

noun #24,980

Meanings

1 excuse
2 pretext
3 pretense

Characters

to entrust, to use as pretext

words, speech, to resign

Examples

他找了个托辞，拒绝参加聚会。

Tā zhǎole gè tuōcí, jùjué cānjiā jùhuì.

He made an excuse to decline the party invitation.

别再找托辞了，直接说你不想去。

Bié zài zhǎo tuōcí le, zhíjiē shuō nǐ bù xiǎng qù.

Stop making excuses and just say you don't want to go.

这不过是他逃避责任的托辞。

Zhè bùguò shì tā táobì zérèn de tuōcí.

This is nothing but a pretext for him to shirk responsibility.

Tips

usage

托辞 (also written 托词) refers to a false or weak reason given to avoid doing something. It has a negative connotation, implying the excuse is not genuine.

Stroke Order

托 tuō

辞 cí