hypocrisy
翻译
虚伪, 伪善
例句
His hypocrisy was obvious to everyone.
他的虚伪对每个人来说都很明显。
She accused the politician of sheer hypocrisy.
她指责那位政治家纯粹是伪善。
语法模式
((of sb./sth.)) (某人/某事)的虚伪 The hypocrisy of his statement was clear.
近义词
同义词: insincerity, pretense; 反义词: sincerity, honesty
词源
源自希腊语“hypokrisis”(扮演角色),由“hypo-”(在...之下)和“krinein”(判断)组成。
记忆技巧
想象一只河马(hippo)在假装哭泣(cry),这就是“hypocrisy”(伪善)。