彼らは彼の批判を偽善であるとして退けた。

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English Translation

They dismissed his criticism as hypocrisy.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らは彼(かれ)の批判(ひはん)を偽善(ぎぜん)であるとして退(しりぞ)けた。

Romanji

Karera wa kare no hihan o gizen de aru toshite shirizoketa.

Words

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

批判 (ひはん)

criticism; judgement; judgment; comment

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

偽善 (ぎぜん)

hypocrisy

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

として (として)

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

退ける (のける、どける)

to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to remove; to exclude; to take away; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun; to do well despite difficulties; to accomplish despite adversity; to do resolutely; to do boldly