首页英语词典holier-than-thouholier-than-thou的意思

holier-than-thou

英 ['həuliəðən'ðau] 美
  • adj. 假仁假义的
  • n. 假装虔诚的人
最后更新时间:2025-07-19

英文词源


holier-than-thou
as an adjectival phrase in reference to supercilious sanctimony attested by 1888, American English. The text is in Isaiah lxv:5.