hypocrisy of (doing) something
后接名词或动名词,表示某事物或行为的虚伪性。
The hypocrisy of his argument was obvious.
他论点的虚伪是显而易见的。
虚伪;伪善
言行不一;说一套做一套;虚伪行为;口是心非;故意伪装美德或善良的外表,同时掩盖真实品格或倾向,尤指宗教和道德信念;泛指虚伪、假装、欺骗。;口是心非的赞同;声称或假装具有实际上并不具备的信念、标准、品质、行为、美德、动机等。
the practice of pretending to have moral standards, beliefs, or good qualities that you do not really have
故意伪装美德或善良的外表,同时掩盖真实品格或倾向,尤指宗教和道德信念;泛指虚伪、假装、欺骗。
The contrivance of a false appearance of virtue or goodness, while concealing real character or inclinations, especially with respect to religious and moral beliefs; hence in general sense, dissimulation, pretence, sham.
口是心非的赞同
an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction
声称或假装具有实际上并不具备的信念、标准、品质、行为、美德、动机等。
The claim or pretense of having beliefs, standards, qualities, behaviours, virtues, motivations, etc. which one does not really have.
假装具备自己不具备的品质或信仰的虚伪
insincerity by virtue of pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not really have
做自己批评他人所做的事;道德上的自相矛盾,即行为与自认或暗示的信念、标准或美德不符。
The practice of engaging in the same behaviour or activity for which one criticises another; moral self-contradiction whereby the behavior of one or more people belies their own claimed or implied possession of certain beliefs, standards or virtues.
伪善的行为;虚伪的事例。
An instance of hypocrisy.
The politician's talk about family values was pure hypocrisy, given his own scandals.
这位政客大谈家庭价值观,纯粹是伪善,考虑到他自己的丑闻。
用法提示:名词hypocrisy表示言行不一的伪善,这里作表语。
She accused him of hypocrisy for preaching honesty while cheating on his taxes.
她指责他虚伪,因为他一边宣扬诚实一边偷税。
用法提示:名词hypocrisy作介词of的宾语,表示被指控的虚伪行为。
Many people see through the hypocrisy of companies that claim to care about the environment while polluting rivers.
许多人看穿了那些声称关心环境却污染河流的公司的虚伪。
用法提示:名词hypocrisy作介词of的宾语,指公司宣称与行动之间的矛盾。
后接名词或动名词,表示某事物或行为的虚伪性。
The hypocrisy of his argument was obvious.
他论点的虚伪是显而易见的。
表示在某方面存在的虚伪行为。
There is a great deal of hypocrisy in the way politicians talk about family values.
政客们谈论家庭价值观的方式中存在大量虚伪。
用it作形式主语,真正主语为不定式短语。
It is hypocrisy to preach tolerance while being intolerant.
宣扬宽容而自己却不宽容,这是虚伪。
比 hypocrisy 更通用,强调缺乏真诚,但未必有道德谴责意味。
强调故意欺骗,带有蓄意两面性,语气较重。
侧重故意误导的欺骗行为,不专指表面伪装善良。
强调隐藏真实情感或意图,语气较正式。
指虚假的外表或声称,常用于社交场合。
grammar · medium
易错句子His hypocrisy attitude surprised me.
正确表达His hypocritical attitude surprised me.
名词 'hypocrisy' 被误用作形容词,应使用形容词 'hypocritical' 修饰名词。
grammar · medium
易错句子Don't be a hypocrisy.
正确表达Don't be a hypocrite.
'Hypocrisy' 是抽象名词,指伪善的行为或品质;指人时应用名词 'hypocrite'。
对应 hypocrisy 的“伪善、虚伪”义;真诚强调表里如一,与假装信奉某观点相对。
对应 hypocrisy 的“虚伪”义;诚实侧重不说谎、不欺骗,与伪装和掩饰相对。
对应 hypocrisy 的“虚伪”义;正直强调坚守道德原则,比 sincerity 的语义更广。
对应 hypocrisy 的“虚伪”义;坦率侧重直言不讳,与隐藏真实想法相对。
hypocrisy是抽象名词,指虚伪的行为或品质;hypocrite是具体名词,指虚伪的人。
hypocrisy泛指一切虚伪;sanctimony特指宗教或道德上的假装虔诚,语气更强。
政治伪善
Many voters are tired of the political hypocrisy in campaign promises.
许多选民厌倦了竞选承诺中的政治伪善。
十足的伪善
It's sheer hypocrisy to criticize others for the same faults you have.
批评别人有同样的缺点,这是十足的伪善。
……的伪善
The hypocrisy of the government's stance on environmental issues was exposed.
政府在环境问题上的伪善立场被揭露了。
hypo- (under) + cris (judge) + -y (noun suffix)
hypo- (under) + thesis (placing)
cris (judge) + -is (suffix)
crit (judge) + -ic (person related to)
虚伪常与道德标准相关
虚伪与诚实相对立
虚伪常表现为对他人和自己使用不同标准
施行虚伪的人
虚伪行为的一种表现形式
极其虚伪
Claiming to care about the poor while cutting social programs is the height of hypocrisy.
一边声称关心穷人,一边削减社会项目,这是极其虚伪的。
虚伪的面纱
The politician's speech was nothing but a veil of hypocrisy.
那个政客的演讲不过是虚伪的面纱。
虚伪的外衣
He hides his true intentions under a cloak of hypocrisy.
他用虚伪的外衣掩盖自己的真实意图。
伪善是邪恶对美德献上的敬意。
Politicians often accuse each other of hypocrisy, yet their own actions are often hypocritical.
政客们经常互相指责虚伪,但他们自己的行为也常常是伪善的。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.