sanctimoniously
sanctimoniously — 副詞
1. behaving or speaking in a self-righteous way that declares you hold higher moral
偽善地
以自認道德優越的方式言行
behaving or speaking in a self-righteous way that declares you hold higher moral standards than everyone around you
Esteban lectured his team sanctimoniously about honesty, yet he had falsified his own reports.
Esteban 在團隊面前偽善地大談誠信，但自己卻偽造了報告。
patterns with verb of speech + adverb
Mira sanctimoniously declared at dinner that she never bought food from supermarkets.
Mira 在晚餐時偽善地宣稱自己從不去超市買食物。
The candidate spoke sanctimoniously about family values, but reporters uncovered a very different private life.
那位候選人偽善地大談家庭價值，但記者卻揭露了他截然不同的私生活。
Felix shook his head sanctimoniously when the waiter brought the wrong dish.
Felix 在服務生送錯菜時偽善地搖了搖頭。
A blog post sanctimoniously told readers to quit social media, though its author posted daily.
一篇部落格文章偽善地叫讀者戒掉社群媒體，但作者本人卻天天發文。
- self-righteously
more general; can describe genuine belief in one's moral correctness
- smugly
emphasises self-satisfaction rather than moral preaching
- piously
stronger religious flavour; not necessarily negative
- hypocritically
focuses on the contradiction between stated values and actual behaviour
用法筆記
Most often pairs with verbs of speech or judgment such as 'lecture', 'declare', 'preach', 'announce', or 'advise'. The adverb adds a critical tone: the speaker or actor is seen as pretending to be morally superior.