sanctimoniously
adverb formal disapproving uk/ˌsæŋk.tɪˈməʊ.ni.əs.li/ us/ˌsæŋk.təˈmoʊ.ni.əs.li/
道貌岸然地
in a way that suggests you are morally better than others
He smiled sanctimoniously. 他道貌岸然地笑了。
She knelt sanctimoniously in front of the altar. 她跪在祭坛前，作出很虔诚的样子。
See: sanctimonious
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- "We have lost our humanity," he declared sanctimoniously.
- The pressure groups have all sanctimoniously criticized him.
- I was feeling sanctimoniously superior.