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单词 sanctimonious
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sanctimonious

adjective
/ˌsæŋktɪˈməʊniəs/
/ˌsæŋktɪˈməʊniəs/
(disapproving)
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  1. giving the impression that you feel you are better and more moral than other people synonym self-righteous
    • a sanctimonious voice
    • I wish she’d stop being so sanctimonious.
    • I’m fed up with his sanctimonious attitude.
    Word Originearly 17th cent. (in the sense ‘holy in character’): from Latin sanctimonia ‘sanctity’ (from sanctus ‘holy’) + -ous.
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