| 词汇 | sanctimonious |
| 释义 | sanctimonious adjective formaldisapprovinguk /ˌsæŋk.tɪˈməʊ.ni.əs/ us /ˌsæŋk.təˈmoʊ.ni.əs/ acting as if morally better than others: 假装圣洁的；道貌岸然的；伪善的 sanctimonious religious leaders preaching about morality宣讲道德的道貌岸然的宗教领袖们 Synonyms holier-than-thoudisapproving self-righteousdisapproving Feeling morally superior claim the moral high groundidiom de haut en bas holier-than-thou judgmental judgmentally moralistic moralistically pearl-clutching preachily preachiness priggishly righteous righteously sanctimoniously sanctimoniousness self-righteousness superior superiority complex virtue signalling virtuous Related wordssanctimoniously sanctimoniousness sanctimonious | American Dictionarysanctimonious adjective disapprovingus/ˌsæŋk·təˈmoʊ·ni·əs/ showing that you believe you are morally better, or more religious: sanctimonious remarks Examples of sanctimonioussanctimonious We saw a lot of rather sanctimonious nonsense in the press about that at times. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To people outside, some of us may appear to be sanctimonious. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There may be some who are sanctimonious, but whether that can be described as mob rule is a different matter altogether. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why, then, is there all this high, sanctimonious self-righteousness from the other side? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I myself see nothing in the practice to be worried about, and far less to be sanctimonious about. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have always been against independent pay review bodies, royal commissions and all other forms of sanctimonious wisdom. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have just heard a self-serving, self-seeking, sanctimonious and tawdry little speech. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Before he adopts too sanctimonious a tone, he should recognise that fact. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is nothing worse than a sanctimonious mob on such occasions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He could not rise above his normal litany of sanctimonious humbug, tedentious statistics and scurrilous scares. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What we find most difficult to accept is the sanctimonious self-congratulation and the hyping up of the extent of the increase in the money provided. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What is particularly nauseating is the sanctimonious spirit in which this has been done. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I shall not go as far as saying that that remark was a little sanctimonious. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A sanctimonious code of that kind is no good at all unless it is put into operation by the gentlemen concerned in the advertising industry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In reply today he referred to the sanctimonious nature of my question. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of sanctimonious These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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