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hypocritically

/ˌhɪpəˈkɹɪtɪkəɫli/ adv C1 ✓

in a hypocritical manner

Word Origin Hypocritically comes from hypocrite, a compound of Greek hypo 'under' and krinein 'to judge'—literally 'judging under' a disguise. The idea is of an actor playing a part, hiding true intentions. The same root krinein gives us critic, crisis, and criterion. The breakdown hypo+crit+ical+ly shows the layers.

adv in a hypocritical manner C1 ✓

He hypocritically praised his colleague while secretly undermining him.

(副词) 虚伪地

他虚伪地称赞同事，却在暗中破坏对方。

(adverbio) hipócritamente; con hipocresía; falsamente [De manera hipócrita.]

Elogió hipócritamente a su colega mientras lo socavaba en secreto.

(adverbe) hypocritement; de manière hypocrite [De façon hypocrite, en prônant des principes que l'on ne respecte pas soi-même.]

Il a hypocritement loué son collègue tout en le sabotant en secret.

(Adverb) heuchlerisch; scheinheilig [Auf eine heuchlerische Weise; in einer Art, die vorgibt, bestimmte Werte oder Überzeugungen zu vertreten, während das eigene Handeln ihnen widerspricht.]

Er lobte seinen Kollegen **hypocritically**, während er ihn heimlich sabotierte.

(副詞) 偽善的に；本心とは違う態度で

彼は同僚を陰で妨害しながら、表では偽善的に褒め称えた。

(advérbio) hipocritamente; com hipocrisia; falsamente [de maneira hipócrita]

Ele elogiou hipocritamente seu colega enquanto secretamente o sabotava.

Synonyms: insincerely deceitfully duplicitously falsely two-facedly Antonyms: sincerely honestly genuinely straightforwardly
Word parts: hypo + crit + ical + ly

Related words

hypocrite hypocrisy

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