英语词汇“sanctimonious”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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How Shakespeare Used Sanctimonious

There's nothing sacred about "sanctimonious"-at least not any more. But in the early 1600s, the English adjective was still sometimes used to describe someone truly holy or pious (a sense that recalls the meaning of the word's Latin parent, sanctimonia). Shakespeare used both the "holy" and "holier-than-thou" senses in his work, referring in The Tempest to the "sanctimonious" (that is, "holy") ceremonies of marriage, and in Measure for Measure to describe "the sanctimonious pirate that went to sea with the Ten Commandments but scraped one out of the table." (Apparently, the pirate found the restriction on stealing a bit too inconvenient.)

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Recent Examples on the Web And Hillary Clinton, who got off with a sanctimonious lecture from then FBI director James Comey.

The Editorial Board, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 There is something vicariously thrilling about the idea of taking down this cruel, sanctimonious man.

Meredith Blakestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2022 To the contrary, the sanctimonious act upholds the carceral logic of exclusion and reinforces dominant structures of power.

WIRED, 26 Aug. 2022 My Mom Died, has inspired sanctimonious comments on Goodreads and beyond, as well as praise for its brash sense of bravery.

Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2022 After keeping the press corps and the public waiting for almost 40 minutes, Garland delivered a three-and-a-half-minute speech laden with sanctimonious boilerplate and then headed for the exit without taking questions.

John Yoo, National Review, 13 Aug. 2022 Its inevitably heartstrings-tugging relationships and its sanctimonious sense of purpose are leavened with the puckish spirit of Saturday-morning cartoons, if not their playfulness.

Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 July 2022 Vegans and vegetarians are aware of their reputation as sanctimonious killjoys—so aware that nearly half of the non-meat-eating participants in one recent study declined to promote vegetarian options when in the company of unsympathetic meat eaters.

Michelle Nijhuis, The Atlantic, 22 June 2022 For four years, Trump had tested and tried his sanctimonious No. 2, but Pence never broke.

Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 16 June 2022 See More

单词	sanctimonious
释义	sanctimonious adjective sanc·ti·mo·nious ˌsaŋ(k)-tə-ˈmō-nē-əs -nyəs 1 : hypocritically pious or devout a sanctimonious moralist the king's sanctimonious rebuke G. B. Shaw 2 obsolete : possessing sanctity : holy sanctimoniously adverb sanctimoniousness noun Did you know? How Shakespeare Used Sanctimonious There's nothing sacred about "sanctimonious"-at least not any more. But in the early 1600s, the English adjective was still sometimes used to describe someone truly holy or pious (a sense that recalls the meaning of the word's Latin parent, sanctimonia). Shakespeare used both the "holy" and "holier-than-thou" senses in his work, referring in The Tempest to the "sanctimonious" (that is, "holy") ceremonies of marriage, and in Measure for Measure to describe "the sanctimonious pirate that went to sea with the Ten Commandments but scraped one out of the table." (Apparently, the pirate found the restriction on stealing a bit too inconvenient.) Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web And Hillary Clinton, who got off with a sanctimonious lecture from then FBI director James Comey. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 There is something vicariously thrilling about the idea of taking down this cruel, sanctimonious man. Meredith Blakestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2022 To the contrary, the sanctimonious act upholds the carceral logic of exclusion and reinforces dominant structures of power. WIRED, 26 Aug. 2022 My Mom Died, has inspired sanctimonious comments on Goodreads and beyond, as well as praise for its brash sense of bravery. Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2022 After keeping the press corps and the public waiting for almost 40 minutes, Garland delivered a three-and-a-half-minute speech laden with sanctimonious boilerplate and then headed for the exit without taking questions. John Yoo, National Review, 13 Aug. 2022 Its inevitably heartstrings-tugging relationships and its sanctimonious sense of purpose are leavened with the puckish spirit of Saturday-morning cartoons, if not their playfulness. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 July 2022 Vegans and vegetarians are aware of their reputation as sanctimonious killjoys—so aware that nearly half of the non-meat-eating participants in one recent study declined to promote vegetarian options when in the company of unsympathetic meat eaters. Michelle Nijhuis, The Atlantic, 22 June 2022 For four years, Trump had tested and tried his sanctimonious No. 2, but Pence never broke. Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 16 June 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1 sanctimonious adjective as in pious formal + disapproving pretending to be morally better than other people sanctimonious politicians A sanctimonious speech from someone who refused to acknowledge his own past failings. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance pious meaningless moralistic hollow hypocritical strained pharisaical superficial self-righteous dishonest unctuous holier-than-thou insincere fake false forced canting claptrap phony contrived lip mealymouthed pretended goody-goody feigned backhanded simon-pure double sham mechanical unnatural artificial phoney-baloney phony-baloney rectitudinous mealy two-faced jive counterfeit phoney assumed deceitful glib simulated affected untruthful empty Janus-faced double-faced put-on devious facile double-dealing Pecksniffian bogus facetious jocular left-handed campy tongue-in-cheek Antonyms & Near Antonyms sincere artless heartfelt genuine honest candid unfeigned forthright frank plain direct straightforward open undesigning heart-to-heart See More
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