holier-than-thou
音標發(fā)音
- 英式音標 [?h??.li.?.e?n?ea?]
- 美式音標 [?ho?.li.?.e?n?ea?]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- adj. 假仁假義的
- n. 假裝虔誠的人
英漢例句
- Disdain for holier-than-thou lefties who ride their husbands' coat-tails to power and wealth.
蔑視那些假仁假義的左翼分子,因為她們憑借自己丈夫而得到權力和財富。 - It’s this whole travelling road-show mentality all over again, playing a holier-than-thou part instead of just living your part.
這是整個重復一遍又一遍的旅行巡回演出的心態(tài),不是做好自己的那部分而是做著假仁假義的那部分。 - It annoys me when Philip adopts that holier-than-thou expression with his sons; he forgets that he was just as bad as them when hew as their age.
菲利普對他兒子們采用偽裝虔誠的表情使我很生氣,他忘了自己在他們那個年紀時也一樣調皮搗蛋。 - "In a country of holier-than-thou's, no one thinks that it's a blatant lie" to cheat on your taxes.
NPR: In India, Dodging Taxes Is Part Of The Game - Nor can the Bank's holier-than-thou sermonising be doing much to warm chilly relations with the disgraced finance ministry.
ECONOMIST: Sermons from the governor The
雙語例句
權威例句
英英字典
- People who are holier-than-thou think that they are morally better than anyone else.