be hypocritical
He is hypocritical.
他很伪善。
虚伪的；伪善的
伪善的；具有虚伪特征的；假装拥有自己不实际拥有的感情或美德；伪善者的
Characterized by hypocrisy; professing feelings or virtues one does not actually have.
伪善的；具有虚伪特征的
Characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite.
假装拥有自己不实际拥有的感情或美德
professing feelings or virtues one does not have
He criticized others for being late, but he was often late himself – that's hypocritical.
他批评别人迟到，但自己却经常迟到——那是伪善的。
用法提示：形容词，描述某人言行不一、虚伪。
AI contextual example
It's hypocritical to preach about honesty while lying to your friends.
一边对朋友撒谎一边宣扬诚实是伪善的。
用法提示：形容词，用于描述行为或做法是虚伪的。
AI contextual example
Many people find it hypocritical when politicians promise one thing but do another.
当政客承诺一套做一套时，许多人觉得那是伪善的。
用法提示：形容词，形容政治人物的言行不一致。
AI contextual example
He is hypocritical.
他很伪善。
It is hypocritical to praise someone and then gossip about them.
当面称赞别人背后又说闲话是伪善的。
It was hypocritical of her to lecture us on honesty.
她教训我们要诚实，真是伪善。
They are hypocritical about their environmental commitments.
他们在环保承诺方面很伪善。
insincere 侧重不真诚，语气比 hypocritical 轻，不一定涉及标榜道德或信仰；可泛指感情、赞美等不真实。
two-faced 较口语化，贬义更强，强调对人当面一套背后一套，常用于人际行为。
deceitful 侧重有意欺骗、误导他人，范围比 hypocritical 大；不一定带有'自诩高尚'的含义。
false 语义较宽泛，须借助上下文（如 false modesty）才能表达'伪善'；单用时通常指'不真实'。
feigned 强调动作或表情是假装出来的，较书面，常修饰具体行为，不常直接形容人的品性。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is such a hypocritical.
正确表达He is such a hypocrite.
“hypocritical” 是形容词，不能用作名词；应在描述人时使用名词形式 “hypocrite”。
grammar · medium
易错句子His hypocrisy behavior is obvious.
正确表达His hypocritical behavior is obvious.
“hypocrisy” 是名词，不能直接修饰名词；应用形容词 “hypocritical” 来修饰 “behavior”。
针对 hypocritical 的“伪善的、表里不一”义项；sincere 强调言行一致、发自内心，是最直接的反义。
针对同一义项；genuine 侧重真实不伪装，与“虚假”相对。
针对同一义项；honest 侧重诚实不欺，是“虚伪”的常见反义词。
针对同一义项；truthful 侧重符合事实、不撒谎。若语境强调“口是心非”，sincere 或 genuine 更精确。
hypocritical 表示虚伪的，而 critical 表示批评的
伪善的人
He described the minister as a hypocritical person who preached honesty while taking bribes.
他形容这位部长是个伪善的人，鼓吹诚实却收受贿赂。
虚伪行为
Voters are increasingly angry at the hypocritical behavior of their elected officials.
选民们对他们选出的官员的虚伪行为越来越愤怒。
虚伪的笑容
She gave a hypocritical smile and pretended to be happy for her rival.
她露出虚伪的笑容，假装为对手感到高兴。
虚伪的态度
Their hypocritical attitude to healthy eating did not stop them ordering fast food.
他们对健康饮食的虚伪态度并没有阻止他们点快餐。
听起来很虚伪
When he talks about family values, he sounds hypocritical.
他谈论家庭价值观时，听起来很虚伪。
极其虚伪的
The minister's defense was blatantly hypocritical.
这位部长的辩白极其虚伪。
hypo- (在…下) + crit (判断) + -ical (形容词后缀)
同根词：hypo- + crit + -e (表人名词后缀)
同根词：hypo- + cris (crit 的变体) + -y (名词后缀)
同根词：crit + -ical (形容词后缀)
同前缀词：hypo- (低) + therm (热) + -ia (病症名词后缀)
伪善常表现为一种虚假的表面行为。
伪善者往往以不同标准要求别人和自己。
伪善者常借道德说教掩饰自己的真实行为。
伪善常与维护或塑造名声有关。
在当代语境中，伪善常表现为公开场合的道德作秀。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.