Hypocrisy
[ hɪ'pɑkrəsi ]
第5级
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n. 伪善，虚伪;
💡 词根助记
hypo下面，次等+cris判断，分辨+y表名词→伪善
📝 例句
Circumstances impose on any public official some demand for a show of hypocrisy.
由于情况所迫，任何公职官员有时都不得不做出一些虚伪的表现。
a life leavened by hypocrisy
受虚伪影响的生活
hold hypocrisy in detestation = have a detestation of hypocrisy
深恶伪善
Is hypocrisy the canker of our society?
虚伪是我们社会的弊端吗?
He wished to avoid the charge of hypocrisy.
他希望免去不忠之嫌。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ hy-拼音“海燕”,po-拼音“婆”,cr-拼音“粗人”,sy-拼音“蛇妖”:海燕和婆婆在粗人眼里很造作
※ hy-拼音“还有”,po-拼音“婆”,cri-cry哭,sy-拼音“声音”:还有一个婆婆在玩,但她的声音听起来很造作
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
hypo-表示“不足”
📖 牛津释义
hypocrisy
n[U]
practice of misrepresenting one's real character, opinions, etc, esp by pretending to be more virtuous than one really is; insincerity 伪善; 虚伪.
🎯 考研助记
hypo（在…下面）＋crisy（批评）→在下面批评（当面不批评）→伪善。hypocrite（伪君子），hypocritical（虚伪的）
📖 同为「公共英语」词汇
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The twin towers are 110 storeys high, but high-speed lifts controlled by computer take only a minute to reach the top.
这座双塔式大楼有110层高，而由电脑控制的高速电梯只需一分钟就可以到达塔顶。
She also brought me into touch with everything that could be felt--- soil, wood, silk. As I look back upon those years, I am struck by Annie's wisdom.
她还使我接触到一切可以触摸到的东西--土壤、木头、丝绸等。
None of the family apart from her father and my aunt have seen her since.
自从她离开家以后，家里人除了她父亲与我伯母外没有人见过她。