自以为圣洁的；伪善的
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自以为圣洁的；伪善的
excessively or hypocritically pious
I can't stand her holier-than-thou comments about people who drive large cars.
我受不了她关于开大车的人那种自以为圣洁的评论。
假虔诚的,自以为圣洁的
excessively or hypocritically pious
Don't take that holier-than-thou tone with me; you've made mistakes too.
别用那种伪善的语气对我说话；你也犯过错。
His holier-than-thou behavior in the office annoyed everyone who worked with him.
他在办公室里自以为圣洁的做派惹恼了所有和他共事的人。
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