false、hypocritical这两个词都有虚伪的意思。
一、false：
英 [fɔ:ls] 美 [fɔ:ls]
adj：虚伪的;；不正的，非法的；假造的，摹造的；临时的。
adv：欺诈地；叛卖地。
adj：
1、not true 不真实：
wrong；not correct or true 错误的；不正确的；不真实的
A whale is a fish. True or false?
鲸鱼是鱼，对还是错？
She gave false information to the insurance company.
她向保险公司提供了不真实的资料。
2、not natural 非天生：
not natural 非天生的；人造的；假的
同义词： artificial
false teeth/eyelashes
假牙 / 睫毛
a false beard
假胡子
3、not genuine 伪造
not genuine, but made to look real to cheat people 假的；伪造的
a false passport
假护照
4、not sincere 不真诚
(of people's behaviour 人的行为) not real or sincere 表里不一的；不真诚的
false modesty
假谦虚
She flashed him a false smile of congratulation.
她向他虚情假意地微微一笑表示祝贺。
5、wrong/mistaken 错误
[usually before noun] wrong or mistaken, because it is based on sth that is not true or correct 错误的
a false argument/assumption/belief
错误的论据 / 假设 / 信念
to lull sb into a false sense of security (= make sb feel safe when they are really in danger)
哄某人产生虚假的安全感
6、not faithful 不忠实
(literary) (of people 人) not faithful 不忠实的；不忠诚的
a false lover
不忠诚的情人
【派生词】falsely adv
to be falsely accused of sth
被诬告某事
She smiled falsely at his joke.
她听了他的笑话假装笑了。
二、hypocritical
英 [ˌhɪpə'krɪtɪkl] 美 [ˌhɪpəˈkrɪtɪkəl]
adj：虚伪的；伪善的；伪善者的；言不由衷的。
1、It would be hypocritical to say I travel at 70mph simply because that is the law
如果因为法律规定的时速是70英里我就说自己的车速是这么高，那就是虚伪了。
2、If someone is being hypocritical then it is fair to expose that.
如果有人虚伪矫饰，那就应该暴露他的真面目。
3、I would just like to say that this is the most hypocritical thing I have ever heard in my life
我只想说这是我这辈子听说过的最虚伪的事情。
4、He thought the letter cowardly and hypocritical.
他认为这封信写得既怯懦又伪善。
5、Moon is hypocritical, always cast a layer of grief the hearts of people.
月亮是矫情的，总是把人的心蒙上一层哀伤。
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