摘要：1765年，英国出版商约翰·纽伯里（John Newbery）出版了一本匿名童话《好心的两只鞋》（The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes），主角是名叫“梅格”的穷女孩，因从小只有一只鞋，得到一双完整的鞋后便四处炫耀“我有两只

“goody two-shoes”的词源与18世纪英国经典童话直接相关：

1765年，英国出版商约翰·纽伯里（John Newbery）出版了一本匿名童话《好心的两只鞋》（The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes），主角是名叫“梅格”的穷女孩，因从小只有一只鞋，得到一双完整的鞋后便四处炫耀“我有两只鞋啦（Two Shoes）”，并刻意表现得乖巧懂事、乐于助人。故事流传中，“Goody Two-Shoes”逐渐从“炫耀新鞋的女孩”引申为“刻意装乖、过度表现善良的人”；19世纪后，语义进一步固化为贬义，现特指“伪善的装好人者、故作清高的伪善者；装乖卖好的人；假正经的老好人、刻意表现得道德高尚、行为乖巧，实则虚伪做作，或为博好感而过度顺从”，最终成为英语中极具画面感的讽刺性短语，至今仍高频用于口语吐槽。如：

I don’t want to be friends with her—she’s a goody two-shoes who tells the teacher every time someone skips class.

我不想和她做朋友——她是个假正经，有人逃课就跑去告老师。

The teacher saw through the student’s act—he was just a goody two-shoes trying to get extra credit.

老师看穿了那个学生的把戏——他只是个想拿额外学分的装乖者。

After marriage, he stopped being a goody two-shoes and finally showed his bad temper.

结婚后，他不再装好人，终于暴露了自己的坏脾气。

My ex-boyfriend was a total goody two-shoes—he’d act like he never lied, but I caught him cheating on me.

我前男友就是个彻头彻尾的装乖者——他装作从不说谎，结果我抓包他出轨了。

Voters are tired of that politician—he’s a goody two-shoes who talks about morality but takes bribes secretly.

选民们受够了那个政客——他是个伪善的老好人，嘴上谈道德，暗地里却收受贿赂。

The CEO is seen as a goody two-shoes who pretends to care about employees but cuts their salaries every year.

那位CEO被看作是故作清高的人——他假装关心员工，却每年都降他们的工资。

Diplomats find him annoying—he’s a goody two-shoes who lectures others on human rights but ignores his own country’s problems.

外交官们觉得他很讨厌——他是个假正经，对别人说教人权，却无视自己国家的问题。

No one in the army likes him; he’s a goody two-shoes who reports every small mistake to the commander to get praise.

部队里没人喜欢他；他是个装乖卖好的人，把每一点小错都报告给指挥官，就为了得到表扬。

Serena thinks she’s so perfect, but she’s just a goody two-shoes who acts innocent to get everyone’s attention. 《绯闻女孩》

瑟琳娜觉得自己多完美似的，其实就是个装无辜博关注的伪善者。

来源：翅膀英语一点号