Definition of Tartuffe in English:

Tartuffe

noun tɑːˈtuːftärˈto͞of

humorous, literary

A religious hypocrite, or a hypocritical pretender to excellence of any kind.
〈诗/文或幽默〉虚伪的宗教徒；答尔丢夫式伪君子，伪善者
Example sentencesExamples
- We are all too aware of the Tartuffes of our day using the façade of religion to further their own selfish aims.
- But neither were they Tartuffes in caftans: for them, like their Arab predecessors, the erotic and the spiritual coexisted along a delicate continuum.
- I've seen some Tartuffes you would not let through the front door.
- Some of this book makes uncomfortable reading for Catholics, because several of the most outré orientalists who have controlled French policy in the last century turn out to have been Tartuffes of the worst kind.
- W. A. Clark's multimillions and his art collection attracted both protagonists and Tartuffes.

Derivatives

Tartufferie

noun

humorous, literary

When I have shown you great rage, it is because you forced me to relinquish the last human beings with whom I could speak without Tartuffery.
Example sentencesExamples
- It will be damn hard to find global solutions while you still have global Tartufferie.
- Critics have dismissed these exercises as so much Tartuffery.
- Every people has its own Tartuffery and calls it its virtues.
- It was a crying shame, they wrote, that the Grand Old Party would wallow in such political Tartuffery.

Origin

From the name of the principal character (a religious hypocrite) in Molière's Tartuffe (1664).

Rhymes

aloof, behoof, goof, hoof, pouffe, proof, roof, shadoof, spoof, underproof, woof

Definition of Tartuffe in US English:

Tartuffe

nountärˈto͞of

literary, humorous

A religious hypocrite, or a hypocritical pretender to excellence of any kind.
〈诗/文或幽默〉虚伪的宗教徒；答尔丢夫式伪君子，伪善者
Example sentencesExamples
- I've seen some Tartuffes you would not let through the front door.
- We are all too aware of the Tartuffes of our day using the façade of religion to further their own selfish aims.
- W. A. Clark's multimillions and his art collection attracted both protagonists and Tartuffes.
- Some of this book makes uncomfortable reading for Catholics, because several of the most outré orientalists who have controlled French policy in the last century turn out to have been Tartuffes of the worst kind.
- But neither were they Tartuffes in caftans: for them, like their Arab predecessors, the erotic and the spiritual coexisted along a delicate continuum.

Origin

From the name of the principal character (a religious hypocrite) in Molière's Tartuffe (1664).

单词	Tartuffe
释义	Definition of Tartuffe in English: Tartuffe noun tɑːˈtuːftärˈto͞of humorous, literary A religious hypocrite, or a hypocritical pretender to excellence of any kind. 〈诗/文或幽默〉虚伪的宗教徒；答尔丢夫式伪君子，伪善者 Example sentencesExamples We are all too aware of the Tartuffes of our day using the façade of religion to further their own selfish aims. But neither were they Tartuffes in caftans: for them, like their Arab predecessors, the erotic and the spiritual coexisted along a delicate continuum. I've seen some Tartuffes you would not let through the front door. Some of this book makes uncomfortable reading for Catholics, because several of the most outré orientalists who have controlled French policy in the last century turn out to have been Tartuffes of the worst kind. W. A. Clark's multimillions and his art collection attracted both protagonists and Tartuffes. Derivatives Tartufferie noun humorous, literary When I have shown you great rage, it is because you forced me to relinquish the last human beings with whom I could speak without Tartuffery. Example sentencesExamples It will be damn hard to find global solutions while you still have global Tartufferie. Critics have dismissed these exercises as so much Tartuffery. Every people has its own Tartuffery and calls it its virtues. It was a crying shame, they wrote, that the Grand Old Party would wallow in such political Tartuffery. Origin From the name of the principal character (a religious hypocrite) in Molière's Tartuffe (1664). Rhymes aloof, behoof, goof, hoof, pouffe, proof, roof, shadoof, spoof, underproof, woof Definition of Tartuffe in US English: Tartuffe nountärˈto͞of literary, humorous A religious hypocrite, or a hypocritical pretender to excellence of any kind. 〈诗/文或幽默〉虚伪的宗教徒；答尔丢夫式伪君子，伪善者 Example sentencesExamples I've seen some Tartuffes you would not let through the front door. We are all too aware of the Tartuffes of our day using the façade of religion to further their own selfish aims. W. A. Clark's multimillions and his art collection attracted both protagonists and Tartuffes. Some of this book makes uncomfortable reading for Catholics, because several of the most outré orientalists who have controlled French policy in the last century turn out to have been Tartuffes of the worst kind. But neither were they Tartuffes in caftans: for them, like their Arab predecessors, the erotic and the spiritual coexisted along a delicate continuum. Origin From the name of the principal character (a religious hypocrite) in Molière's Tartuffe (1664).
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