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词汇 goody two shoes
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Definition of goody two shoes in English:

goody two shoes

noun
  • An ostentatiously virtuous or well-behaved person.

    she was such a goody two shoes
    I don't drink alcohol. Goody two shoes, that's me
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Which is not to say 1940s and 1950s children were all goody two shoes.
    • You want me to be some sweet little goody two-shoes who can't handle herself.
    • Put yourself above bitchery at your peril; you'll become a goody two shoes, a smartarse.
    • ‘No one likes a goody two shoes,’ her room-mate warns, and though she isn't actively dislikable her innocence strains credulity.
    • Archy is the fair country boy and an idealist, though he is not presented as a goody two shoes.
    • Dan's brother is such a goody two-shoes, he probably doesn't even know the meaning of the phrase ‘lying through your teeth’.
    • His character goes in one scene from an insufferably noble goody two shoes to a mean spirited madman that's so cold blooded that he barely breaks a sweat in the sauna.
    • But goody two-shoes me, ‘always’ listens to what her mother says.
    • Being called a goody two-shoes seems to make her act more like one.
    • Her one stipulation is that any adverts she makes for the brand are not shown in the US or Britain so she can preserve her goody two-shoes, health conscious image in her main market.
    • About the only thing Ashcroft is guilty of is being a goody two shoes.

Origin

Mid 18th-century: from the nickname of the heroine of History of Little Goody Two-shoes (1766), a popular children's story in which an orphan girl triumphs over adversity through her unwavering virtue and hard work to become a teacher and marry a rich man, using her new-found wealth to help the poor and do good works.

Definition of goody two shoes in US English:

goody two shoes

noun
  • An ostentatiously virtuous or well-behaved person.

    she was such a goody two shoes
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Dan's brother is such a goody two-shoes, he probably doesn't even know the meaning of the phrase ‘lying through your teeth’.
    • About the only thing Ashcroft is guilty of is being a goody two shoes.
    • His character goes in one scene from an insufferably noble goody two shoes to a mean spirited madman that's so cold blooded that he barely breaks a sweat in the sauna.
    • Being called a goody two-shoes seems to make her act more like one.
    • Archy is the fair country boy and an idealist, though he is not presented as a goody two shoes.
    • Her one stipulation is that any adverts she makes for the brand are not shown in the US or Britain so she can preserve her goody two-shoes, health conscious image in her main market.
    • Put yourself above bitchery at your peril; you'll become a goody two shoes, a smartarse.
    • Which is not to say 1940s and 1950s children were all goody two shoes.
    • But goody two-shoes me, ‘always’ listens to what her mother says.
    • ‘No one likes a goody two shoes,’ her room-mate warns, and though she isn't actively dislikable her innocence strains credulity.
    • You want me to be some sweet little goody two-shoes who can't handle herself.

Origin

Mid 18th-century: from the nickname of the heroine of History of Little Goody Two-shoes (1766), a popular children's story in which an orphan girl triumphs over adversity through her unwavering virtue and hard work to become a teacher and marry a rich man, using her newfound wealth to help the poor and do good works.

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