sanctimonious

sanctimonious
[ˌsaŋ(k)tɪˈməʊnɪəs]
adjective

(derogatory)making a show of being morally superior to other people
(贬)假装圣洁的，伪善的，假装虔诚的
what happened to all the sanctimonious talk about putting his family first?.
所有那些关于把他的家庭放在最重要地位的伪善谈话难道都不算数了？。

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sanctimoniously
adverb
sanctimoniousness
noun
sanctimony
[ˈsaŋ(k)tɪməni]
noun
语源

early 17th cent. (in the sense 'holy in character'): from Latin sanctimonia 'sanctity' (from sanctus 'holy') + -ous

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