sanctimonious

英 [ˌsæŋktɪˈməʊniəs]

美 [ˌsæŋktɪˈmoʊniəs]

adj.  装作圣洁的; 伪善的; 道貌岸然的

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BNC.33165 / COCA.24464

牛津词典

adj.

• 装作圣洁的；伪善的；道貌岸然的
  giving the impression that you feel you are better and more moral than other people

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 假装高尚的;伪善的
  If you say that someone issanctimonious, you disapprove of them because you think that they are trying to appear morally better than other people.
  1. He writes smug, sanctimonious rubbish...
     他写的都是些自我陶醉、故作清高的垃圾作品。
  2. You sanctimonious little hypocrite!
     你这个道貌岸然的伪君子！

英英释义

adj

• excessively or hypocritically pious
  1. a sickening sanctimonious smile
  Synonym:holier-than-thoupietisticpietisticalpharisaicpharisaicalself-righteous

双语例句

• But they do require the us to be more pragmatic and less sanctimonious.
  但它们确实要求美国更为务实，更加真诚。
• The most horrible thing is to quit and deserted, culminating in a seemingly sanctimonious pseudo-scholars.
  最可怕的事莫过于知难而退，临阵脱逃，继而变成一个道貌岸然的伪学者。
• The Salwens also are troubled that some people are reacting negatively to their project, seeing them as sanctimonious showoffs.
  萨尔文家还遇到了其他麻烦。一些人对他们的行为并无好感，认为他们不过是在虚心假意地作秀。
• It might get some satisfaction from seeing sanctimonious Europeans being hit by the kind of problems they once predicted for Asia.
  看到伪善的欧洲人正在遭受他们曾预言会出现在亚洲身上的那类问题的打击，中国可能会感受到些许快意。
• A sickening sanctimonious smile.
  令人作呕的伪装神圣的笑容。
• Instead, Icahn spent half an hour calling ackman a "crybaby," a "major loser," and either "the most sanctimonious guy I met in my life or just arrogant."
  可结果，伊坎有半个小时的时间在辱骂阿克曼，说他是“爱哭鬼”，是一个“彻头彻尾的失败者”，要么是“我毕生见过最道貌岸然的家伙，要么就是傲慢自大。”
• You do not have to be so sanctimonious to prove that you are devout.
  您不必如此伪善，证明你是虔诚的。
• This doctor is a dissembler, apparently be sanctimonious, actual begin is cruel-hearted poison.
  这个博士是个伪君子，表面上道貌岸然，实际上手狠心毒。
• You sanctimonious little hypocrite!
  你这个道貌岸然的伪君子！
• It's that sanctimonious air that people can't stand& small wonder he's laughed at.
  人们所不能容忍的就是他那副假正经的样子难怪他要受到嘲笑。