"ring hollow" in Chinese (Simplified)
听起来虚假显得空洞
Definition
如果你说的话或听到的话听起来虚假，就表示它缺乏真实的意义或真诚的感情。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
通常用在说话、承诺或道歉听起来不真诚时。语气正式或半正式，常带负面含义。典型短语如“他的道歉听起来虚假”。不是指声音，而是指情感真伪。
Examples
His apology rings hollow because he keeps making the same mistake.
他的道歉**听起来虚假**，因为他总是在犯同样的错误。
Their promises often ring hollow to the public.
他们的承诺对公众来说常常**显得空洞**。
The speech rang hollow after the scandal.
丑闻后，这番演讲**听起来很空洞**。
All of his compliments ring hollow since I found out he lied.
自从我发现他撒谎后，他的所有称赞听起来都**很虚假**。
The company's promises to protect the environment ring hollow after the oil spill.
公司承诺保护环境，在漏油之后**显得很空洞**。
Those big promises about change just ring hollow to me now.
那些有关变革的豪言壮语现在对我来说只是**空洞的承诺**。