holier-than-thou
英 ['həuliəðən'ðau]
美
- adj. 假仁假义的
- n. 假装虔诚的人
英英释义
- 1. excessively or hypocritically pious;
- "a sickening sanctimonious smile"
实用场景例句
- I can't stand his holier-than-thou attitude.
- 我无法忍受他那种自命不凡的态度。
牛津词典
- ...those with holier-than-thou attitudes.
- 那些自以为占据道德高地的人
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He has always sounded holier-than-thou.
- 他说话总是显得自命清高。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
英文词源
- holier-than-thou
- as an adjectival phrase in reference to supercilious sanctimony attested by 1888, American English. The text is in Isaiah lxv:5.