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单词 hypocrisy
释义
hypocrisy
noun[U]
disapproving
uk
/hɪˈpɒk.rɪ.si/us
/hɪˈpɑː.krə.si/
C2
asituationin which someonepretendstobelievesomething that they do not reallybelieve, or that is theoppositeof what they do or say at anothertime:
虚伪，伪善
There's onerulefor her and anotherrulefor everyoneelseand it'ssheerhypocrisy.对她是一种标准，而对所有其他人是另一种标准，这是彻头彻尾的虚伪。
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  • Herstrongestcriticismwasreservedfor theprimeministerwhom sheaccusedof 'nauseatinghypocrisy'.
  • I'mamazedat the hypocrisy of the man -buyingaforeigncarafterurgingeveryoneelsetobuyBritishproducts.
  • Inconstantlycriticizingothersfor beingintolerantwhilerefusingtohearanyone else'sview, they areguiltyofsupremehypocrisy.
  • Hisbehaviourin thiswholeaffairdoesrathersavourof hypocrisy - he'scertainlynot withoutblamehimself.
  • Why can'tpoliticiansjust behonestwith themselves andstopall this hypocrisy?
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Lies, lying & hypocrisy
  • a pack of liesidiom
  • artifice
  • bad faith
  • black is whiteidiom
  • cakeism
  • canard
  • falsehood
  • falsification
  • feedsomeonea lineidiom
  • fib
  • fiction
  • lie
  • myth
  • mythologically
  • mythologize
  • perjure
  • venality
  • weasel words
  • white lie
  • whopper
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(Definition ofhypocrisyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

hypocrisy| American Dictionary

hypocrisy
noun[U]
disapproving
us
/hɪˈpɑk·rə·si/
pretendingto be what you are not, orpretendingtobelievesomething that you do not:
Critics areaccusinghim of hypocrisy anddeceit.

hypocrite

noun[C]us
/ˈhɪp·əˌkrɪt/
Thebiggesthypocritesinsportsareownerswhoyellaboutplayers’salaries.

hypocritical

adjective[not gradable]us
/ˌhɪp·əˈkrɪt̬·ɪ·kəl/
It’s hypocritical for him tocriticizeher for doing the same things that he does.
(Definition ofhypocrisyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhypocrisy

hypocrisy
She is forced to acknowledge thehypocrisyof a father who concealed 'the hideous mystery' regarding the mills that generated all his wealth.
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His descent intohypocrisyand finally into openly acknowledged roguery outlines the corruptive effects of financial speculation.
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He inveighs against the euphemistichypocrisyof liberal attitudes.
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Another interesting aspect of this situation is the fluidity of these identity formations and the level ofhypocrisyinvolved.
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Most intriguingly, however, his calculations, like his stockmarket speculations, expand proportionally as his financialhypocrisyescalates.
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It would be simplistic to see here the ultimate proof of merehypocrisyor complete alienation.
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Elster conjectures that strategic arguing illustrates the more general phenomenon of the 'civilizing effect ofhypocrisy'.
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Attention is drawn to the commonhypocrisywhereby this kind of neogovernment undertaking is often protected in law.
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The blatanthypocrisyof designing a ready-to-live world must be eradicated.
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Dickens himself was not unaware of hishypocrisyin the matter.
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These daily experiences create an obvious temptation to 'hypocrisy' or shirking of the work of the movement.
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Malehypocrisy, secret sins men committed, was to blame for the social disorder of the 1930s.
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All parties appear to gain by denouncing thehypocrisybehind the subterfuge of denying that the con-ict had been a war.
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She had many frustrations with thehypocrisywhich she found in much religious life.
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Organizedhypocrisy, in contrast, is the situation where a norm is durable, but where behaviour frequently violates it.
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Collocationswithhypocrisy

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These are words often used in combination withhypocrisy.

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charge of hypocrisy
This created a barrier to entry into church culture, especially since to profess involvement while failing to live up to these expectations was to incur the charge of hypocrisy.
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gross hypocrisy
We see today an exercise in gross hypocrisy.
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pure hypocrisy
As for the claim of being interested in the working conditions and inhuman wages in underdeveloped countries, this is pure hypocrisy.
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