hypocrisy
翻譯
虛偽, 偽善
例句
He accused the politician of hypocrisy.
他指責那位政治家虛偽。
It's sheer hypocrisy to say one thing and do another.
說一套做一套是十足的虛偽。
文法模式
hypocrisy 聲稱擁有比實際情況更高標準的做法 His hypocrisy was obvious to everyone.
the hypocrisy of ((doing sth.)) (做某事)的虛偽 She pointed out the hypocrisy of his actions.
近義詞
同義詞: insincerity, pretense (不真誠,偽裝); 反義詞: sincerity, honesty (真誠,誠實)
詞源
源自希臘語「hypokrisis」,意為「在舞台上表演」,來自「hypokrinesthai」,意為「扮演角色,假裝」。
記憶技巧
想像一個人表現得像個「批評家」(critic),但「hypo」(在下面)內心深處並不相信自己所說的話。