| 词组 | out-Herod Herod or more Catholic than the pope |
| 释义 | out-Herod Herod or more Catholic than the popev. phr.To exaggeratedly do or overdo something, usually done by neophytes in a religious or political context. 暴虐超过希律王；暴虐之极；比教皇还正统；做得极过分。◆ For in marrying Gertrude after murdering his brother, Claudius did indeed out-Herod Herod, who merely married the divorced wife of a half-brother.在杀死兄长后娶嫂子格特鲁德这件事上，克劳迪斯真是比希律王还暴虐，后者只不过是娶了同父异母兄弟已离婚的妻子。◆ Recent converts to Roman Catholicism often try to be more Catholic than the Pope.刚刚皈依天主教的人往往比教皇还要笃信天主教。 |
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