那么冠冕堂皇
“He spoke such high-sounding words of admiring Yushu's talent”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他竟然叫她“玉书” 他有什么资格这样叫她？
“He called her "Yushu". Who gave him the right to call her that?”
那么 冠冕堂皇
“He spoke such high-sounding words of admiring Yushu's talent”
说着欣赏玉书才华
“He spoke such high-sounding words of admiring Yushu's talent”
“His high-minded words are just a filthy excuse to get close to her.”
Addressing an unmarried or respectable woman directly by her given name implies close romantic intimacy; doing so without permission is seen as an offensive transgression.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
high-sounding; dignified in appearance but hypocritical underneath
An essential idiom used to condemn speeches, pretexts, or behaviors that look legitimate but conceal bad intentions.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“And you seem to have decent excuses.”
“with such high-sounding righteousness.”
“can be described in such a high-sounding way.”