| 单词 | sanctimonious |
| 释义 | sanctimonious (once / 10572 pages) adj The sanctimonious person sounds like a hypocrite when he preaches to a friend about the evils of drugs, while he drinks one beer after another. Sanctimonious is a twist on the words sanctity and sacred, which mean holy or religious. A sanctimonious person might think he's holy, but their attitude comes across more like "holier-than-thou." Though sanctimonious people might try to act like saints, their actions are far from pure or holy, which just makes them sound like hypocrites. WORD FAMILYsanctimonious: sanctimoniously, sanctimoniousness+/sanctimony: sanctimonies, sanctimonious USAGE EXAMPLES“She issued her sanctimonious public statement, controlled her media cycle and got her ‘perp walk’ on the evening news.” Los Angeles Times(Dec 09, 2016) Religious conservatives, for example, are typically attacked by liberals for being preachy and sanctimonious. Washington Post(Nov 21, 2016) Lawyers issued open letters pointing to flaws in the prosecution’s argument, and state media outlets published sanctimonious editorials calling for the court to show humanity. New York Times(Nov 20, 2016) adj excessively or hypocritically pious a sickening sanctimonious smile Syn holier-than-thou, pharisaic, pharisaical, pietistic, pietistical, self-righteous pious having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity |
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