hypocritical

英语

词源

源自hypocritic + -al，源自古希腊语 ὑποκριτικός (hupokritikós)，源自ὑποκριτής (hupokritḗs, “演员，伪善者”)，源自ὑποκρίνομαι (hupokrínomai, “舞台上出演角色”)，源自ὑπό (hupó, “在下方”) + κρίνω (krínō, “选择”)。

发音

• 国际音标^(帮助)：/hɪpəˈkɹɪtɪkəl/

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形容词

hypocritical (比较级 more hypocritical, 最高级 most hypocritical)

1. 虚伪的，伪善的 （自16世纪中叶）
   • 2019 7月 15, Greg Afinogenov, “The Jewish Case for Open Borders”, 出自 Jewish Currents‎^[1], 期 Summer 2019:

     [Stephen] Miller’s uncle, a neuroscientist, has been welcomed onto the public stage for his denunciations of his nephew’s immigration policies, which the elder Miller has characterized as hypocritical: the Millers’ not-so-distant Jewish ancestors were, of course, immigrants themselves.

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近义词

• two-faced