crocodile tears
US
・UK
B2 中上級
n. (c./u.)名詞 (可算/不可算)作り物の涙
She shed crocodile tears at the funeral, but everyone knew she hated the deceased.
phr.句偽善的な涙
His crocodile tears didn't fool anyone; we all knew he was glad to see her go.
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ドナルド・トランプ対ヒラリー・クリントン - 第3回大統領討論会（字幕＋ネイティブ語彙） (Donald Trump vs Hillary Clinton - Third Presidential Debate (Subtitles + your native vocabulary))
- around with crocodile tears about how terrible it is, but he has given jobs to Chinese steelworkers,
それがいかにひどいかについて、泣き言を言っていますが、彼は中国の鉄鋼労働者、
- So he goes around with crocodile tears about how terrible it is,
フィクション化されていないのは、彼女が3万3千通の
シェイクスピアは観客をどう操るか (How Shakespeare Manipulates An Audience)
- but hey, if the audience can't see through a populace leader's crocodile tears, they're not going to see through Antony's manipulations either.
もちろん、これらの例は野心と全く矛盾するものではありませんが、
- hey, if the audience can't see through a populace leader's crocodile tears, they're not going to see through Antony's manipulations either.
でも、もし聴衆が民衆派のリーダーの偽りの涙を見破れないなら、アントニウスの策略も見破れないでしょう。
