借 … 之名 (under the guise of)
A meeting that was really a holiday
- variant of 借借 + Noun + 之名 = "in the name of / under the guise of".
- variant of 借借to hold a meeting开会之名to go去trip旅游 = "go travelling under the guise of a meeting."
- variant of 借借…之名 often hints the real motive differs from the stated one.
variant of 借借 + Noun + 之名,(situation)
- variant of 借借…之名 uses one label to cover a different intent.
he他under the guise of借study学习in the name of之名go out出去play玩。
- variant of 借借to learn学习之名出去玩 = "go out to play under the guise of studying."
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Correct or broken?
借 X 之名 acts under X's banner — while really doing something else.
Practice
Go out to play under the guise of studying: 借学习 ____ 出去玩。
借 + Noun + 之名 = under the guise of: 借学习之名出去玩.
Practice
借…之名 uses one label to cover a different intent.
Yes — “in the name of / under the guise of”.
Recap
Key idea
- variant of 借借 + Noun + 之名 — "in the name of / under the guise of"
- variant of 借借to hold a meeting开会之名 · variant of 借借to learn学习之名
- Often hints the real motive differs from the label
Read the full reference: HSK 6 grammar — Sentence patterns.
Practice
借…之名 often hints that…
借开会之名 = under the pretext of a meeting.