hypocrisy
翻译
虚伪, 伪善
例句
He accused the politician of hypocrisy.
他指责那位政治家虚伪。
It's sheer hypocrisy to say one thing and do another.
说一套做一套是十足的虚伪。
语法模式
hypocrisy 声称拥有比实际情况更高标准做法 His hypocrisy was obvious to everyone.
the hypocrisy of ((doing sth.)) （做某事）的虚伪 She pointed out the hypocrisy of his actions.
近义词
同义词: insincerity, pretense (不真诚，伪装); 反义词: sincerity, honesty (真诚，诚实)
词源
源自希腊语“hypokrisis”，意为“在舞台上表演”，来自“hypokrinesthai”，意为“扮演角色，假装”。
记忆技巧
想象一个人表现得像个“批评家”（critic），但“hypo”（在下面）内心深处并不相信自己所说的话。