词汇 | thous |
释义 | (redirected from thous)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. a thouA slang term for one thousand. It is pronounced like the beginning of the word "thousand," not like the archaic pronoun "thou." I could make a thou on that job easily, and then we wouldn't have to worry about money for awhile. take (something) down a thousandTo be less intense, serious, or extreme, as in some emotion, behavior, or action. Usually said as an imperative. I know my perfectionism can be a real problem sometimes, so I've been trying to take it down a thousand recently. I know everyone is excited to see what the machine is capable of, but we all need to take it down a thousand before someone get hurt. Take it down a thousand, Bob—there's really no need to get so upset about this. 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. Take it down a thou(sand)! in. Cool down!; Calm down!; Quiet down! You are wild! Take it down a thou and let’s try again to talk this out. Take it down a thou!verbSee Take it down a thousand! thou(θɑʊ) n. one thousand. I managed to get a couple of thou from the bank, but I need a little more than that. 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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