为借口

• under the veil of

例句

1. 可以看出她是个守信用的人。遇到这种天气，大多人会以此为借口，不来看望一个脾气不好的老人。
   I can see she is a woman of her word. Most people would have made this weather an excuse not to come so far to visit a grumpy old man.
2. 谁也不能以不知法为借口而得到原谅——当律师的格外不行。
   Ignorance of the law excuse no man- from practicing it.
3. 他以请我指教为借口来看我。
   He came to see me on the pretext of asking my advice.