hypocrisy

• 名词，指假装拥有或宣称自己并不真正具备的道德标准、信仰或美德，即言行不一、表里不一；也指这种虚伪的行为或态度。

A noun referring to the practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform; pretense.

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1. Pretense of virtueB2formal

   The practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform.

   虚伪

   • The politician's hypocrisy was exposed when he was caught breaking the very laws he supported.
   • She accused her boss of hypocrisy for preaching teamwork while taking all the credit.
   • There is a lot of hypocrisy in the fashion industry regarding sustainability.

   同义词cantdissimulationdouble-dealingfalsenessinsincerityphonypretensesanctimoniousness

   反义词candorgenuinenesshonestyintegritysincerity

2. InsincerityB2formal

   The act of pretending to have feelings, beliefs, or virtues that one does not actually possess.

   虚伪

   • His apology was full of hypocrisy and empty promises.
   • The hypocrisy of the situation was obvious to everyone in the room.
   • They saw through the hypocrisy of his charitable donations.

   同义词cantdeceitdissimulationduplicityfalsehoodinsinceritypretensesanctimony

   反义词genuinenesshonestyintegritysinceritytruthfulness