If someone is sanctimonious, they behave as if they are morally better than other people, and it is annoying. We only use the word with a frown. A sanctimonious speech sounds holy and kind but makes you feel small.

If someone is sanctimonious如果一個人sanctimonious，they behave as if they are morally better than other people他們的行為表現得好像自己在道德上比別人優越，and it is annoying而這讓人很反感。We only use the word with a frown我們用這個詞的時候，總是皺著眉頭。A sanctimonious speech一段sanctimonious的演講 sounds holy and kind聽起來神聖又慈祥，but makes you feel small但卻讓你覺得自己很渺小。

The old root is about being holy; though actually, today it is not only a church word. People use it when someone lectures you about food, money, the planet, or 'the right way to live,' while looking down on you. It is a bit formal and a bit sharp — more at home in essays, reviews, and arguments than in a child's mouth.

The old root這個詞的古老字根 is about being holy是跟「神聖」有關的；though actually不過實際上，today今天 it is not only a church word它已經不只是教會用語了。People use it人們會用這個詞 when someone lectures you about food, money, the planet, or 'the right way to live,'當有人對你說教，講食物、金錢、地球，或「正確的生活方式」時，while looking down on you同時還一副瞧不起你的樣子。It這個詞 is a bit formal and a bit sharp有點正式，也有點犀利——more at home in essays, reviews, and arguments than in a child's mouth比起小孩子的嘴巴，更常出現在文章、評論和爭論裡。

Hypocritical is a neighbour: that word points at the gap between what you say and what you do. Sanctimonious points at the holy face the person puts on, even when they believe themselves. It is never a compliment.

Hypocritical偽善的（hypocritical） is a neighbour是它的近義詞：that word這個詞 points at指的是 the gap between what you say and what you do你說的和你做的之間的落差。Sanctimonious這個字 points at指的是 the holy face the person puts on這個人裝出來的那副神聖面孔，even when they believe themselves即使他們自己也真的相信自己是那樣。It這個字 is never a compliment從來都不是稱讚。