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holier-than-thou

/ˌhəʊ.li.ə.ðənˈðaʊ/

翻译: 形容词,用来形容一个人自认为在道德上高人一等、摆出圣洁或优越姿态。

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词语关系

adjective

/ˌhəʊ.li.ə.ðənˈðaʊ/C1formal
  • zh形容词,用来形容一个人自认为在道德上高人一等、摆出圣洁或优越姿态。

An adjective used to describe someone who acts as if they are morally superior to others.

  1. Self-righteous or sanctimoniousC1informal

    Behaving as if one is morally superior to others, often in a hypocritical way.

    zh自以为是或伪善

    • His holier-than-thou attitude annoyed everyone at the meeting.
    • She gave a holier-than-thou speech about recycling while driving a gas-guzzling car.
    • I can't stand his holier-than-thou lectures about healthy eating.

    同义词goody-goodymoralisticpharisaicalpiouspriggishsanctimoniousself-righteoussmug

词形
  • more holier-than-thou comparative form
  • most holier-than-thou superlative form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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