词汇 | preachily |
释义 | preachily adverb disapprovinguk /ˈpriː.tʃəl.i/ us /ˈpriː.tʃəl.i/ in a way that seems to want to give moral advice, even when this is not asked for or needed: The anonymous text is preachily moralistic. Our media is now dominated by people who preachily take up bold positions on various issues. The preachily titled Ethics in Government Act is a necessary piece of legislation. The moral argument is not preachily dwelt on. "Marriage is a serious business and should not be entered into lightly," she said preachily. Feeling morally superior claim the moral high groundidiom de haut en bas holier-than-thou judgmental judgmentally moralistic moralistically pearl-clutching preachiness preachy righteous righteously sanctimonious sanctimoniously sanctimoniousness self-righteousness superior superiority complex virtue signalling virtuous Related wordpreachy |
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