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单词 sanctimonious
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sanc·ti·mo·ni·ous

adjective
/ˌsæŋktɪˈməʊniəs/
/ˌsæŋktɪˈməʊniəs/
(disapproving)
  1. giving the impression that you feel you are better and more moral than other people装作圣洁的;伪善的;道貌岸然的 synonym self-righteous
    • a sanctimonious voice道貌岸然的声音
    • I wish she’d stop being so sanctimonious.我希望她不要再那么道貌岸然了。
    • I’m fed up with his sanctimonious attitude.我烦透了他那道貌岸然的态度。
    Word Originearly 17th cent. (in the sense ‘holy in character’): from Latin sanctimonia ‘sanctity’ (from sanctus ‘holy’) + -ous.
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