take the moral high ground
中文释义
站在道德制高点上 / 占据道德优势 / 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抢占道德制高点
- take the moral high ground站上道德高地
- seize the high ground占据道德优势
例句
- It's easy to take the moral high ground when it's not your problem.事不关己时，站上道德制高点很容易。
- Instead of apologising, he took the moral high ground and blamed us.他非但不道歉，还占据道德制高点反过来怪我们。