holier-than-thou的意思

holier-than-thou

基本解释

adj. 假仁假义的

n. 假装虔诚的人

英文词源

holier-than-thou: as an adjectival phrase in reference to supercilious sanctimony attested by 1888, American English. The text is in Isaiah lxv:5.

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