说辞 (shuì) — excuse, pretext; arguments (for persuasion)
Definition
A noun for the 'excuse or line of argument' someone uses to justify or defend themselves — a single word covering both the pretext and the persuasive reasoning behind it. Often appears in 不要找说辞 ('don't make excuses').
noun
excusepretextarguments (for persuasion)
Examples
- 说辞。Tā wèi zì jǐ chí dào de shuì biān dé bú gòu hǎo.The excuse he made for being late wasn't good enough.
- 说辞，。Tā de shuì tīng qǐ lái hěn yǒu dào lǐ, dàn dà jiā dōu bù xiāng xìn.Her arguments sounded reasonable, but nobody believed them.
- 说辞，。Bú yào zhǎo shuì, zhí jiē shuō chū zhēn xiàng ba.Don't make excuses, just tell the truth.
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