pseudo
adj. 假的,虚伪的
n. [口]假冒的人,伪君子
Pseudo- is used to form adjectives and nouns that indicate that something is not the thing it is claimed to be. For example, if you describe a country as a pseudo-democracy, you mean that it is not really a democracy, although its government claims that it is.
...pseudo-intellectual images.
伪知识分子的形象
1. a person who makes deceitful pretenses
1. (often used in combination) not genuine but having the appearance of;
What a load of pompous, pseudo-intellectual rot.
真是自命不凡的伪知识分子的一派胡言!
Her care for the poor is completely pseudo.
她对穷人的关心完全是假的.
He rubbed his cheek with pseudo ruefulness.
他露出假装悔恨的表情摸摸自己的脸颊.
Polls have become the quintessential pseudo - events of the preprimary campaign.
民意调查已经成了初选选战最典型的假事件.
This apparent interest of his in modern music is completely pseudo.
他对现代音乐显露出的雅兴纯属自欺欺人.