whited sepulchre

短语

伪君子，伪善者

词形变化

whited sepulchres 复数 whited sepulchres

别名

whited sepulcher

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    One who is outwardly attractive, but unclean or vile on the inside; a hypocrite.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

whited sepulcher

上位词 6

phony hypocrite phoney pretender dissembler dissimulator

词源

An allusion to Matthew 23:27 in the Bible. From Ancient Greek τάφος κεκονιαμένος (táphos kekoniaménos, “plastered tomb, hypocrite”).

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