hypocrisy

劍橋詞典

a situation in which someone pretends to believe something that they do not really believe , or that is the opposite of what they do or say at another time
虛偽，偽善
There's one rule for her and another rule for everyone else and it's sheer hypocrisy. 對(duì)她是一種標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，而對(duì)所有其他人是另一種標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，這是徹頭徹尾的虛偽。

例句

• Her strongest criticism was reserved for the prime minister whom she accused of 'nauseating hypocrisy'.
• I'm amazed at the hypocrisy of the man - buying a foreign car after urging everyone else to buy British products .
• In constantly criticizing others for being intolerant while refusing to hear anyone else's view , they are guilty of supreme hypocrisy.
• His behaviour in this whole affair does rather savour of hypocrisy - he's certainly not without blame himself.
• Why can't politicians just be honest with themselves and stop all this hypocrisy?
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