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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary hyp·o·crite ETYMOLOGY Middle English ypocrite, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin hypocrita, from Greek hypokritēs actor, hypocrite, from hypokrinesthai DATE 13th century 1. a person who puts on a false appearance of virtue or religion 2. a person who acts in contradiction to his or her stated beliefs or feelings • hypocrite adjective English Etymology hypocrite early 13c., from O.Fr . ypocrite (Mod.Fr. hypocrite), from Church L. hypocrita, from Gk. hypokrites "stage actor, pretender, dissembler," from hypokrinesthai (see hypocrisy).http://O.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 hypocrite hypo·crite / 5hipEkrit / noun (disapproving)a person who pretends to have moral standards or opinions that they do not actually have 伪君子；伪善者；虚伪的人 • hypo·crit·ical / 7hipE5kritikl / adj.: It would be hypocritical of me to have a church wedding when I don't believe in God. 我不信上帝却到教堂举行婚礼,那就是我的虚伪了。 • hypo·crit·ic·al·ly / -kli / adv. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: noun one who affects virtues, qualities, or attitudes he does not have FF1C;don't be a hypocrite--if you don't approve, say soFF1E; Synonyms: dissembler, dissimulator, lip server, pharisee, Tartuffe, whited sepulcher Related Words: pietist; actor, attitudinizer, bluffer, charlatan, faker, four-flusher, fraud, humbug, impostor, masquerader, phony, poser, poseur, pretender, quack, sham Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged hyp·o·crite I. \ˈhipəˌkrit, usu -id.+V\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English ipocrite, from Old French ypocrite, from Late Latin hypocrita, from Greek hypokritēs actor on the stage, pretender, hypocrite, from hypokrinesthai : one who pretends to be what he is not or to have principles or beliefs that he does not have; especially : one who falsely assumes an appearance of virtue or religion < I dare swear he is no hypocrite, but prays from his heart — Shakespeare > II. adjective Etymology: Middle English ypocrite, from ypocrite, ipocrite, n. : hypocritical < our hypocrite century — Wyndham Lewis > |
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