两面人
English translation: duplicitous; double-dealing
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Double Standards Explanation: 就是“双标”的意思，是指“对同一性质的两件事情，使用不同的评判标准（a double standard implies that two things which are the same are measured by different standards） https://www.tjxz.cc/31594 |
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someone who talks the talk, but does not walk the walk Explanation: talk the talk and walk the walk: To back up one's words with equivalent actions. The phrase is used in many different forms, most often to indicate that one is being boastful or to express doubt that one can carry out what they have claimed. https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/talk the talk ... walk ... talk the talk and walk the walk: 言行一致。 talk the talk but not walk the walk: 说一套，做一套。 “TWO FACE” 可能会被误会是 『蝙蝠侠』漫画中的一个人物： 双面人（英语：Two-Face）是一位出现在DC漫画中的超级反派，蝙蝠侠的敌人。人物首次登场于《侦探漫画》#66（1942年8月），由鲍勃·凯恩与比尔·芬格创作。在IGN的所有时刻100强漫画书恶棍中，双面人名列第12位[2]。 https://zh.m.wikipedia.org/zh/双面人 Double standard 是对某方一个标准，对另一方又一个标准。 |
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4 hrs confidence:
double-dealer Explanation: double-dealer 两面派，心口不一的人 |
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turncoat Explanation: 既然都“起诉”了，说明恶行已经被发现，因此大可以用语气重一些的词汇。 个人觉得turncoat在这种语境下应该比较合适： turncoat (plural turncoats): A traitor; one who turns against a previous affiliation or allegiance. 或者hypocrite也适合 https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/turncoat https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hypocrite |
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4 hrs confidence:
duplicitous; double-dealing Explanation: duplicitous; double-dealing https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duplicitous https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double-dealing |
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16 hrs confidence:
two-faced Explanation: double-faced，two-faced，double-dealing，Janus-faced Example sentence(s):
https://kknews.cc/zh-tw/news/qbrkqbo.html Reference: http://www.cust.edu.tw/english/jessica/m5.htm |
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2 days 16 hrs confidence:
double-standard person Explanation: My ex is a Canadian who lives in China and describes 两面人 as double-standard person "说一套，做一套". I believe there is no other words more accurate than this translation. |
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