sanctimonious
英 [ˌsæŋktɪˈməʊniəs]
美 [ˌsæŋktɪˈmoʊniəs]
adj. 装作圣洁的; 伪善的; 道貌岸然的
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.- He writes smug, sanctimonious rubbish...
他写的都是些自我陶醉、故作清高的垃圾作品。 - You sanctimonious little hypocrite!
你这个道貌岸然的伪君子！
- He writes smug, sanctimonious rubbish...
英英释义
adj
- excessively or hypocritically pious
- a sickening sanctimonious smile
双语例句
- 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。 - His frog-like face grew calmer, and even took on a slightly sanctimonious expression.
他的青蛙脸平静了一些，甚至有了一种稍带神圣的表情。 - 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。 - But Thomas Jefferson is the founder who sticks in the craw of the sanctimonious American right.
但是，托马斯杰弗逊是令美国右翼不爽的开国先贤。 - I was aware even as I spoke how sanctimonious I sounded.
甚至当我说话时，我都意识到我听上去是多么伪善。 - 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 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Common people and sanctimonious scholar possibly blamed Su Dongpo for spoiling his own reputation but Su Dongpo himself sniffed at reputation, caring for nothing about it.
一般世俗人士、道貌岸然的学者们，可能会责怪苏子，不知爱惜自己的名声、清誉。可是苏子本人却对所谓名声、清誉，嗤之以鼻，毫不在意。