sanctimony
英 ['sæŋktɪ,məʊnɪ]
美['sæŋktə,moni]
- n. 假装的圣人气派；假装的虔诚，假装的神圣
近义词
service
英英释义
- 1. the quality of being hypocritically devout
中文词源
sanctimony 假装神圣，假装虔诚，伪善，虚伪
sanct-,神圣的，-mony,名词后缀。词义贬义化。
英文词源
- sanctimony (n.)
- 1530s, from Middle French sanctimonie, from Latin sanctimonia "sacredness, holiness, virtuousness," from sanctus "holy" (see saint (n.)).