| 词汇 | holier-than-thou |
| 释义 | Idiom holier-than-thou Theme: SUPERIORITY excessively pious; acting as though one is more virtuous than other people.Jack always adopts a holier-than-thou attitude to other people, but people say he has been in prison.Jane used to be holier-than-thou, but she is marrying Tom, who is a crook. Slang holier-than-thou Theme: HAUGHTINESS mod. superior in piety; condescending.She has such a holier-than-thou attitude.Tracy can act so holier-than-thou sometimes. Idiom holier-than-thou someone who is holier-than-thou behaves as if they have better morals than other people.I can't stand that holier-than-thou attitude that some vegetarians have. holier-than-thouSanctimonious; maintaining an obnoxious air of moral superiority or condescension. (Usually used before a noun, especially "attitude.") While he makes good points, his holier-than-thou attitude is not likely to win him many allies. holier-than-thouIf you describe someone as holier-than-thou, you mean that they seem to believe that they have better moral qualities than anyone else. He has always sounded holier-than-thou. I'm not going to be all holier-than-thou about this. holier than thoucharacterized by an attitude of self-conscious virtue and piety.This phrase comes from Isaiah 65:5: ‘Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou’. holier-than-thou mod. superior in piety; condescending. She has such a holier-than-thou attitude. holier than thouSanctimonious, pretending moral superiority. This term comes from the Bible (Isaiah 65:5), where the prophet, speaking of sinners, holds that they say “Come not near me, for I am holier than thou.” The term is often used as an adjective (and hyphenated: holier-than-thou) as in Sinclair Lewis’s novel Babbitt (1922), “But I don’t want you to think you can get away with any of that holier-than-thou stuff.” |
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