hypocritical

.hipә'kritikl

GRE

s. professing feelings or virtues one does not have

a. 伪善的, 伪善者的

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hypo- 表示“低、少”，crit 来源于“判断、分辨”，-ical 是形容词后缀。整体意思是“低标准的判断”，引申为“伪善的”。

例句

1. She found it hypocritical when he criticized others for being late while he was always tardy himself.

她发现，当他批评别人迟到时却总是自己迟到，这种行为是虚伪的。

2. The politician's hypocritical statements about honesty made many voters lose trust in him.

这位政治家关于诚实的虚伪言论让许多选民对他失去了信任。

3. It is hypocritical to promote environmental protection while ignoring pollution in your own company.

在自己的公司忽视污染的同时却提倡环境保护，这种行为是虚伪的。