sanctimoniousness
基本解释
- adj.偽裝虔誠的;道貌岸然的
英汉例句
- I know nothing, indeed, which so disfigures the countenance of a young person, or so impresses every feature with an air of demureness, if not altogether of sanctimoniousness and of age.
我,說真的,不知道有什麽會把一個年輕人的麪孔偽裝成這樣,給麪孔的每一部分都加上如此明顯的做作神情,如果說不是加上滿臉的偽善和世故的話。 - The educational establishment's sanctimoniousness might be excusable if the educators could point to results from this increased spending.
FORBES: Are We Spending Too Much On Education? - Thank David Stern for his staggering sanctimoniousness in this opaque cataclysm.
FORBES: NBA Lockout: 10 Consequences of an Extended Work Stoppage - This new sanctimoniousness, said officials, was a precaution to ward off a hue-and-cry from Jordan's Islamists, already restive over King Abdullah's hands-off approach to the looming war on Iraq.
ECONOMIST: A paper that dipped into Muhammad's sex-life is banned