sanctimonious
英 [,s??(k)t?'m??n??s]
美 [,s??kt?'mon??s]
中文詞源
sanctimonious 偽善的，道貌岸然的來自 sanctimony,偽善，虛偽，-ous,形容詞后綴。
英文詞源
- sanctimonious (adj.)
- c. 1600 (in "Measure for Measure," with the disparaging sense "making a show of sanctity, affecting an appearance of holiness"), from sanctimony + -ous. The un-ironic, literal sense was used occasionally in English from c. 1600 to c. 1800. Related: Sanctimoniously; sanctimoniousness.
雙語例句
- 1. He writes smug, sanctimonious waffle.
- 他寫的滿篇都是自鳴得意、道貌岸然的廢話。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He writes smug, sanctimonious rubbish.
- 他寫的都是些自我陶醉、故作清高的垃圾作品。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. You sanctimonious little hypocrite!
- 你這個道貌岸然的偽君子！
來自辭典例句
- 4. It's that sanctimonious air that people can't stand.
- 人們所不能容忍的就是那副假正經的樣子。
來自辭典例句
- 5. If we were the bosses, we'd consider finding a replacement for this uptight , petty , sanctimonious clerk.
- 如果我們是老板, 就會考慮解雇這種小題大做且固執偽善的小職員.
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