holier-than-thou

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈhəʊ.li.ə ðən ˈðaʊ/    美 /ˈhoʊ.li.ɚ ðən ˈðaʊ/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Hypocritically or self-righteously pious; sanctimonious; smugly morally superior. derogatory
    — [T]here are local jealousies and disunities which are not likely to be soothed by the patent fact that companies which most strenuously assert the I-am-holier-than-thou claim daily violate the rules by which they profess to be invariably governed, [...]

词形变化

more holier-than-thou comparative most holier-than-thou superlative

词源

From Isaiah 65:5 in the Bible (King James Version; spelling modernized): “Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou”; from Biblical Hebrew קְדַשְׁתִּיךָ (qəḏaštîḵā).
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