hypocrite

C1 CET-6 FREQ #9771

n. 伪君子, 伪善者

发音

US /ˈhɪ.pə.kɹɪt/

词形变化

hypocrites 复数 hypocrites

别名

hypocrate hypocrit

释义与例句

n. C1
  1. 1.

    Someone who practices hypocrisy, who pretends to hold beliefs, or whose actions are not consistent with their claimed beliefs.

    伪善者

    伪君子

    乡愿

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词源

From Old French ypocrite (Modern French hypocrite), from Latin hypocrita, from Ancient Greek ὑποκριτής (hupokritḗs, “actor, hypocrite”), from ὑποκρίνομαι (hupokrínomai, “to answer, act, feign”). Displaced native Old English līċettere.

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