sanctimoniousness n. 伪善;假装虔诚;道貌岸然
- Hypocritical observance of the letter of religious or moral law without regard for the spirit; sanctimoniousness.
伪善,伪装虔诚对宗教或道德教义的假装遵守,而心里却不以为然;假装虔诚的。 - Such pompousness from you, Prime. Your sanctimoniousness would be more impressive if we did not both know that the two of us are very much alike.
你还真是自高自大啊,擎天柱。如果我们都不知道彼此是这样地相像,你那故作神圣的样子还真是能唬人呢。 - 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,说真的,不知道有什么会把一个年轻人的面孔伪装成这样,给面孔的每一部分都加上如此明显的做作神情,如果说不是加上满脸的伪善和世故的话。
sanctimoniousness[ noun ]
the quality of being hypocritically devout
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Sanctimonious \Sanc`ti*mo"ni*ous\, a. [See {Sanctimony}.]
1. Possessing sanctimony; holy; sacred; saintly. --Shak.
2. Making a show of sanctity; affecting saintliness;
hypocritically devout or pious. ``Like the sanctimonious
pirate.'' --Shak.
※ -- {Sanc`ti*mo"ni*ous*ly}, adv. --
{Sanc`ti*mo"ni*ous*ness}, n.