phar·i·sa·ic /ˌfærəˈseɪk/
 (a.)法利賽人的;偽善的


 Phar·i·sa·ic Phar·i·sa·ic·al a.
 1. Of or pertaining to the Pharisees; resembling the Pharisees. “The Pharisaic sect among the Jews.”
 2. Hence: Addicted to external forms and ceremonies; making a show of religion without the spirit of it; ceremonial; formal; hypocritical; self-righteous. “Excess of outward and pharisaical holiness.” --Bacon. “Pharisaical ostentation.” --Macaulay.
 -- Phar*i*sa*ic*al*ly, adv. -- Phar*i*sa*ic*al*ness, n.

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 pharisaic
      adj : excessively or hypocritically pious; "a sickening
            sanctimonious smile" [syn: holier-than-thou, pietistic,
             pietistical, pharisaical, sanctimonious, self-righteous]