priggishness
priggishness — 名詞
1. the attitude of someone who is too sure their own behaviour is morally right, an
自命清高
自以為道德優越而輕視他人的態度
the attitude of someone who is too sure their own behaviour is morally right, and who openly disapproves of people who act differently
Lotte could not hide her irritation at the priggishness of the new librarian.
Lotte 無法掩飾她對那位新來的圖書館員自命清高態度的反感。
priggishness + of [person]
Lukas mistook priggishness for good manners and wondered why people avoided him.
Lukas 把自命清高錯當成有禮貌，納悶為什麼大家總是避開他。
mistook priggishness for [noun]
Nala's priggishness about table manners embarrassed her children at the restaurant.
Nala 對餐桌禮儀的自命清高讓她在餐廳裡的孩子們很難為情。
The priggishness on display at the committee meeting put everyone in a bad mood.
委員會議上展現的自命清高讓所有人都心情很差。
Paul's priggishness irritated Tariq when he lectured the group about arriving late.
Paul 的自命清高惹惱了 Tariq，因為他對大家遲到的事說教了一番。
- self-righteousness
broader term for conviction of one's own moral superiority; does not always include the open disapproval that priggishness emphasises
- sanctimony
more formal, often carries religious or holier-than-thou overtones
- smugness
general self-satisfaction that need not involve morality; you can feel smug about winning a game, but you would not call that priggishness
- pomposity
self-importance and exaggerated dignity; less about moral judgment and more about inflating one's own status
- humility
the quality of not thinking you are better than others
- open-mindedness
willingness to accept different ways of behaving without judgment
文法句型
priggishness about [topic]
priggishness of [person]
accuse [someone] of priggishness
用法筆記
Typically uncountable. The most common patterns are 'priggishness about something' (the topic of moral judgment) and 'the priggishness of someone' (the person showing the attitude).