holier-than-thou

英 ['həuliəðən'ðau] 美
  • adj. 假仁假义的
  • n. 假装虔诚的人
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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.