1. hypo- 'under' and crit- 'separate'(see crisis, critic).
2. which originally meant literally 'separate gradually', and eventually passed via 'answer' and 'answer one's fellow actor on stage' to 'play a part', and hence 'pretend'.
3. Etymologically, a hypocrite is someone who is 'playing a part', merely pretending.
中文词源
hypocrite 伪善者,虚伪的人
词源同hypocrisy,伪善,虚伪。
英文词源
hypocrite
hypocrite: [13] Etymologically, a hypocrite is someone who is ‘playing a part’, merely pretending. The word comes via Old French ypocrite and late Latin hypocrita from Greek hupokritēs ‘actor, hypocrite’. This was a derivative of hupokrínein, a compound verb formed from the prefix hupo- ‘under’ and krínein ‘separate’, which originally meant literally ‘separate gradually’, and eventually passed via ‘answer’ and ‘answer one’s fellow actor on stage’ to ‘play a part’, and hence ‘pretend’.
hypocrite (n.)
c. 1200, ypocrite, from Old French ypocrite (12c., Modern French hypocrite), from Church Latin hypocrita, from Greek hypokrites "stage actor, pretender, dissembler," from hypokrinesthai (see hypocrisy).
双语例句
1. "Hypocrite," he sneered.
“伪君子,”他不屑地说。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Some of these technologies include autoresponders and methods of promoting your business Online.
这些技术包括autoresponders和方法促进你上网业务.
来自互联网
3. You say you care about the poor, but you don't help them. You hypocrite!
你说你关怀穷人, 可你并不帮助他们, 你这伪君子!
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. The minister well knew -- subtle, but remorseful hypocrite that he was!
牧师深知这一切 —— 他是一个多么难以捉摸又懊悔不迭的伪君子 啊 !
来自英汉文学 - 红字
5. The magazine wrongly suggested he was a liar and a hypocrite.