推辞

• 拼音: tuī cí
• 汉字拆解: 推 = 扌 (hand) + 隹 (bird); 辞 = 舌 (tongue) + 辛 (bitter, difficult)

含义

To decline; to turn down; to make excuses to refuse. Politely refusing an offer, invitation, or responsibility.

Implies declining something through indirect excuses rather than direct refusal. Often used when social etiquette requires a softer form of refusal. Can describe modest declining of praise or gifts, or avoiding responsibility through excuses.

例句

1. 他以身体不适为由推辞了这次出差任务。
2. 面对领导的表扬，她连连推辞说这是团队的功劳。
3. 这件事责任重大，谁也不敢推辞。

用法指南

语境: social, professional, polite refusal

语气: diplomatic

正确说法

• 这份工作我实在推辞不了。(I really couldn't decline this job.)
• 他多次推辞升职的机会。(He has declined promotion opportunities multiple times.)

错误说法

• 用'推辞'表示直接拒绝 (推辞 implies indirect refusal with excuses; for direct refusal use 拒绝)

起源与历史

Compound of 推 (push away) + 辞 (words, decline). Literally 'push away with words,' indicating verbal refusal or excuse-making.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal