take the moral high ground
中文釋義
站在道德制高點上 / 佔據道德優勢 / 以"我是更有道德的一方"自居
To position oneself as more ethical or principled than others in a debate.
常用搭配
- claim the moral high ground搶佔道德制高點
- take the moral high ground站上道德高地
- seize the high ground佔據道德優勢
例句
- It's easy to take the moral high ground when it's not your problem.事不關己時，站上道德制高點很容易。
- Instead of apologising, he took the moral high ground and blamed us.他非但不道歉，還佔據道德制高點反過來怪我們。