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Self Righteous Thinks Person Meaning 英 美 Adj.自以为是的;伪善的 Beliefs Morals

英语单词 self-righteous
英美音标 英 美
中文释义 adj.自以为是的;伪善的
vocabulary简明 A self-righteous person thinks their beliefs and morals are better than everyone else's. If you're quite sure the charity of others pales in comparison with yours, you might be self-righteous.
vocabulary扩展 Join the Old English words self, meaning "one's own person," and rightwise, meaning "virtuous," and you've got somebody who thinks very highly of their own morality. A self-righteous person thinks they can do no wrong, and goes about with a "holier-than-thou" attitude, judging and scrutinizing everyone else. A fur designer may view PETA activists as self-righteous when they picket his fashion show. You may consider a friend self-righteous when it comes to musical taste.
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]以正人君子自居的;自以为是的 If you describe someone as self-righteous, you disapprove of them because they are convinced that they are right in their beliefs, attitudes, and behaviour and that other people are wrong.
  [disapproval]
  • He is critical of the monks, whom he considers narrow-minded and self-righteous.

    他对僧侣们颇有微词,认为他们思想偏狭,自视清高。

  • ...self-righteous reformers.

    自以为是的改革者们

self-righteousness
  • ...her smug self-righteousness.

    她那沾沾自喜的自以为是

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