sanctimoniously(副词):假装虔诚或道德高尚地;道貌岸然地;伪善地(常带贬义,用来形容说话或做事时摆出“我更正义/更有道德”的姿态)。
(也可用于更广义的“自以为是地说教”。)
He spoke sanctimoniously about honesty.
他道貌岸然地谈论诚实。
She smiled sanctimoniously, insisting that everyone else was being irresponsible, even though she had ignored the same rules last week.
她带着伪善的微笑,坚持说别人都不负责任,尽管她上周也无视了同样的规定。
来自 sanctimonious(“假装虔诚的;伪善的”),其根源与拉丁语 sanctus(“神圣的”)相关;后缀 -ly 使其变为副词,表示“以……的方式”。整体语感常指“打着神圣/道德旗号进行评判或指责”。