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hypocritical

英 [,hɪpə'krɪtɪkl] 美 [,hɪpə'krɪtɪkl]

adj. 虚伪的；伪善的

英文词源

hypocritical (adj.): 1540s (implied in hypocritically), from hypocritic, which was used in the same sense, + -al (1). Middle English used simple hypocrite as the adjective (c. 1400) as well as the noun.

双语例句

1. The Heidlers are an unpleasantly hypocritical pair.: 海德勒夫妇很虚伪，很让人讨厌。

2. Britain's laws on homosexuality are hypocritical humbug.: 英国的同性恋法律都是虚伪的空话连篇。

3. It's hypocritical to say one thing and do another.: 言行不符就是伪善.

4. It would be hypocritical to say I travel at 70mph simply because that is the law.: 如果因为法律规定的时速是70英里我就说自己的车速是这么高，那就是虚伪了。

5. I would just like to say that this is the most hypocritical thing I have ever heard in my life.: 我只想说这是我这辈子听说过的最虚伪的事情。