英語で「holier than thou」はどう発音する？
ˌhoʊ.li.ɚ.ðənˈðaʊ
hoh·lee·ər·dhən·DHOW
第1強勢： DHOW
実際の動画クリップの中でネイティブが文脈に合わせて「holier than thou」を発音するのを聴く
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “holier than thou”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
hoh
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
lee
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
ər
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
dhən
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
DHOW
Gliding diphthong with sustained vocal resonance.
Primary emphasis falls on the fifth syllable ("DHOW"). Raise your pitch and sustain the vowel length on this syllable while relaxing the surrounding syllables.
Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes
The Trap: Many learners substitute "th" with "s", "z", "t", or "d".
How Native Speakers Say It: Place the flat blade of your tongue lightly between your upper and lower incisors. Blow air gently without vocal chord vibration to produce the unvoiced ⁄θ⁄ sound.
Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow
When followed by a vowel, insert a subtle glide (/w/ or /j/) to connect into the subsequent word without an abrupt glottal stop.
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "holier than thou" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“So you may be holier than thou and drive a very fuel efficient car, but be careful on how much you fly if if you want to wear your greener badge.”— StanfordWatch clip
“have lived in a horrible family and for whatever reason they had their problems but all this all this holier than thou nonsense is not what is the only thing”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“Chicagoans generally don't like ketchup on their hotdogs and the way the author phrases this is by saying, that they have a holier than thou prohibition on ketchup,”— Khan AcademyWatch clip
“Because when the Americans would get holier than thou about how people in Europe treated their minorities, all you had to look to the United States,”— YaleCoursesWatch clip
“of the the sort of holier than thou rhetorical flourishes I contrast this”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“but here's a guy lied and now he's up there talking like he's holier than thou you know what take a look at his record and when he got out and when he”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
「holier than thou」のスピーキング練習
ネイティブの発音を聞き、マイクに向かってセンテンスを復唱すると、リアルタイムで単語ごとの発音精度スコアが表示されます。
So you may be holier than thou and drive a very fuel efficient car, but be careful on how much you fly if if you want to wear your greener badge.
文脈で聴く: “holier than thou”
18 件のクリップThe 英語 word “holier than thou” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ˌhoʊ.li.ɚ.ðənˈðaʊ (phonetic respelling: hoh-lee-ər-dhən-DHOW). Phonologically, it consists of 5 syllables (hoh · lee · ər · dhən · DHOW), with primary lexical stress placed on the 5th syllable (DHOW). Grammatically, “holier than thou” functions as a adjective. SayItVid indexes 18 authentic 英語 video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “holier than thou” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from Stanford, TEDx Talks, Khan Academy.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #1 · @12:49
“it's starting to wash over whatever the car you drive. So you may be holier than thou and drive a very fuel efficient car, but be careful on how much you fly if if you want to wear your greener badge. but be careful on how much you fly if if you want to wear your greener badge.”
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #2 · @6:44
“the family is living in peace I said what nonsense nobody lives like that I have lived in a horrible family and for whatever reason they had their problems but all this all this holier than thou nonsense is not what is the only thing but all this all this holier than thou nonsense is not what is the only thing”
- 🇺🇸 USKhan AcademyClip #3 · @3:27
“How do we know this? Chicagoans generally don't like ketchup on their hotdogs and the way the author phrases this is by saying, that they have a holier than thou prohibition on ketchup, and the way the author phrases this is by saying,”
- 🇺🇸 USYaleCoursesClip #4 · @21:33
“and that became a part of the anti-American discourse. Because when the Americans would get holier than thou about how people in Europe treated their minorities, all you had to look to the United States, how people in Europe treated their minorities,”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @10:53
“get the reference You're such young men but data Carvey is church lady this sort of the the sort of holier than thou rhetorical flourishes I contrast this and this is unfair and I shouldn't do this because I'm a woman but I contrast”
意味と定義: “holier than thou”
- Characterized by an attitude of moral superiority or smug self-righteousness.
動画内の例文 (3)
- “Nobody enjoyed working with him because of his sanctimonious, holier-than-thou attitude.”
- “So you may be holier than thou and drive a very fuel efficient car, but be careful on how much you fly if if you want to wear your greener badge.”
- “have lived in a horrible family and for whatever reason they had their problems but all this all this holier than thou nonsense is not what is the only thing”
発音: “holier than thou”
- Pronunciation:
- hoh-lee-ər-dhən-DHOW
- 音節:
- hoh · lee · ər · dhən · DHOW
- Written Hyphenation:
- ho · li · er · than · thou
- 第1強勢：
- DHOW
- IPA:
- ˌhoʊ.li.ɚ.ðənˈðaʊ
- 文脈で聴く
- holier than thou
発音が全く同じ単語（同音異義語）
固有の発音「holier than thou」 (⁄ˌhoʊ.li.ɚ.ðənˈðaʊ⁄) には一般的な語彙において同音異義語がありません。
「holier than thou」に関するよくある質問
「holier than thou」の英語の発音は？
「holier than thou」の発音記号は ⁄ˌhoʊ.li.ɚ.ðənˈðaʊ⁄ (hoh-lee-ər-dhən-DHOW) です。上のネイティブ動画クリップを再生して、実際の会話におけるリアルな発音を聞いてみましょう。
「holier than thou」の音節（シラブル）数はいくつですか？
「holier than thou」には 5 つの音節があります：hoh · lee · ər · dhən · DHOW。
「holier than thou」のアクセント（強勢）はどこですか？
「holier than thou」の第1強勢（主アクセント）は「DHOW」にあります。動画内の強勢の置かれ方に注目して聴いてみてください。
「holier than thou」の意味は何ですか？
Characterized by an attitude of moral superiority or smug self-righteousness.
「holier than thou」が実際に使われている文を聞くには？
このページには、字幕付きの動画例文が 18 件収録されています。「前へ / 次へ」（または矢印キー ← / →）を使って発音される瞬間をピンポイントで再生できます。
What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “holier than thou”?
Many learners substitute "th" with "s", "z", "t", or "d". Place the flat blade of your tongue lightly between your upper and lower incisors. Blow air gently without vocal chord vibration to produce the unvoiced ⁄θ⁄ sound.