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词汇 hypocrisy
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hypocrisy

noun
/hɪˈpɒkrəsi/
/hɪˈpɑːkrəsi/
(plural hypocrisies)
[uncountable, countable] (disapproving)
  1. behaviour that does not meet the moral standards or match the opinions that somebody claims to have伪善;虚伪
    • He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another.他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
    • It’s hypocrisy for them to pretend that they were shocked at the news.他们假装对这个消息感到震惊是虚伪的。
    • The play exposes the hypocrisy of the ruling elite.该剧揭露了统治精英的虚伪。
    • She refused to conform to the usual practices and hypocrisies of high society.她拒绝遵从上流社会的习俗和虚伪做法。
    词源Middle English: from Old French ypocrisie, via ecclesiastical Latin, from Greek hupokrisis ‘acting of a theatrical part’, from hupokrinesthai ‘play a part, pretend’, from hupo ‘under’ + krinein ‘decide, judge’.
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