hypocrisy

偽善

実際の気持ちや行動に反して、善良さや信念があるふりをすること。

やさしい英語で： Pretending to be good or to have beliefs that your real feelings and actions do not support.

• I cannot stand his hypocrisy.
• Her actions exposed the hypocrisy behind her speeches.
• They accused the leaders of religious hypocrisy.

類義語： insincerity

反対語： sincerity

よく使う表現： political hypocrisy, religious hypocrisy, expose hypocrisy, blatant hypocrisy

偽善、二重基準

他人を批判する一方で、自分も同じことをしていること。

やさしい英語で： Doing something yourself while criticizing other people for doing the same thing.

• He condemns cheating but cheats himself; that is hypocrisy.
• Her hypocrisy annoyed everyone who had followed her rules.
• They accused him of hypocrisy for demanding sacrifices while enjoying special privileges.

類義語： double standards

よく使う表現： sheer hypocrisy, criticize the hypocrisy, hypocrisy of someone

偽善的な行為

持っていない信念や道徳心を持つふりだと分かる、個々の行動や発言。

やさしい英語で： One particular act or statement that shows someone is pretending to have beliefs or standards they lack.

• This was another small hypocrisy.
• The novel exposes the daily hypocrisies of family life.
• She admitted to a few hypocrisies of her own.

よく使う表現： small hypocrisy, daily hypocrisy, hypocrisy of someone