shì

common
noun

Meaning of 饰词

饰词 means pretext; excuse; words used to conceal the truth. Pronounced shì cí.

  • pretext; excuse; words used to conceal the truth

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
zhǐ
shì
de
shì
 
zhēn
xiàng
bìng
fēi
 

This is merely his excuse; the truth is quite different.

yào
yòng
shì
lái
yǎn
shì
de
cuò
 

Don't use pretexts to cover up your mistakes.

Miàn
duì
zhì
 
zhǎo
le
xiē
shì
lái
táng
 

When faced with questioning, he found some excuses to fob them off.

de
jiě
shì
tīng
lái
xiàng
shì
shì
 
quē
shuō
 

His explanation sounds like a cover story and lacks persuasiveness.