hypocritical
adjective
disapprovinguk/ˌhɪp.əˈkrɪt.ɪ.kəl/us/ˌhɪp.əˈkrɪt̬.ɪ.kəl/C2
saying that you haveparticularmoralbeliefsbutbehavingin a way thatshowsthese are notsincere:
虚伪的；伪善的Theiraccusationsofcorruptionare hypocritical - they have been just ascorruptthemselves.他们对腐败的指控非常虚伪——他们自己也一样腐败。
- It'sratherhypocritical of you,tellingme not toshout. I'veseenyouloseyourtemperwith thechildrenmanytimes!
- Theministergave a hypocriticalspeechabout theimportanceoffamilyvalues, when we allknowabout hissordidaffairs.
- For him to say she mustn'tworkso hard is abithypocritical, don't youthink? He's aworkaholichimself.
- Isupposeitsoundshypocritical, but Ithinkyou shouldkeepout of other people'sbusiness.
- Surely it is hypocritical tocondemnonedictatorand tosupportanother?
Dishonest
- artificiality
- bad faith
- be rotten to the coreidiom
- bent
- cowboy
- down-and-dirty
- dubious
- dubiously
- false
- finagle
- knavery
- louche
- low-down
- malfeasance
- mendacious
- sugar-coated
- under false pretencesphrase
- underhand
- unreliable
- unscrupulous