1. 语义内涵差异 -- Holy Joe(圣徒乔): 词源可追溯至19世纪军队俚语,最初特指随军牧师,后语义泛化。核心语义特征包含: ① 表面虔诚的宗教人士(可能含虚伪暗示) ② 过度热衷传播教义的行为特征 ③ 现代用法中25%的语例带有轻微贬义
-- Holy Willie(圣徒威利): 源自苏格兰诗人罗伯特·彭斯1785 ...(以上内容有节略,please sign in for more)
主题笔记
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【Holy Joe】 —(Nautical) a parson; a devoutly religious person:
They all have these 【Holy Joe】 voices when they start giving their sermons.
【Holy Willie】 —a hypocritically pious person:
The Holy Willies were just like the slave-owners who outlawed traditional African religions.
Note: Neither expression correlates in meaning with the phrase Holy Moses—(exclam.) used to express strong feelings of astonishment, pleasure, or anger:
Copland was astonished to see things he had not looked at for over sixty years. “Holy Moses!” he exclaimed, “I kept everything!”