self-styled

英 [ˌself ˈstaɪld]

美 [ˌself ˈstaɪld]

adj.  自封的; 自诩的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 自封的；自诩的
  using a name or title that you have given yourself, especially when you do not have the right to do it

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 自诩的;自封的
  If you describe someone as aself-styledleader or expert, you disapprove of them because they claim to be a leader or expert but they do not actually have the right to call themselves this.
  1. Two of those arrested are said to be self-styled area commanders...
     据说在那些被捕的人员中有两人自称是地区指挥官。
  2. He fiercely criticised self-styled educational experts for ignoring Shakespeare.
     他强烈批评那些无视莎士比亚的自诩为教育专家的人。

英英释义

adj

• as claimed by and for yourself often without justification
  1. the self-styled `doctor' has no degree of any kind
  Synonym:soi-disant

双语例句

• Asia has no shortage of brainpower, or of self-styled think-tanks.
  亚洲不缺脑力人才或自封的智库。
• Also, pay attention to proper storage of toxic traditional Chinese medicine, and education were not self-styled, take medication.
  此外，还要注意有毒中药的妥善保管，以及教育患者不要自行乱投医、乱服药。
• The Sunday Express, the self-styled "World's Greatest Newspaper", has declared Jose Mourinho a serious candidate for the Liverpool job.
  太阳报，自称是“世界上最伟大的报纸”，宣称琼斯·穆里尼奥是执教利物浦的最佳候选人。
• He also had a lifelong career as a self-styled sex therapist.
  他还自称自己的终身职业是性临床学家。
• He is the self-styled president of the island.
  他自封为该岛的总统。
• An official report into former defence secretary Liam Fox's links with his self-styled adviser Adam Werritty is expected to find that he breached the Ministerial Code of Conduct.
  一项关于前国防大臣利亚姆·福克斯的官方报告显示，与私人顾问亚当·威瑞特的联系有可能违反了大臣守则。
• The self-styled` Reverend 'Harper is not a real clergyman at all.
  这位自称‘教士’的哈珀根本就不是真正的教士。
• Thus while rural Britain is still fairly homogenous, many parts of London now feel markedly and surprisingly more diverse than even the self-styled melting pot of America.
  因此，尽管英国乡村地区依然有着较高的同源性，伦敦很多地方现在却给人明显而又惊人的更加多元化的感觉，甚至超越了自诩为大熔炉的美国。
• The self-styled prince Roy adopted a flag, chose a national anthem and minted silver and gold coins.
  这位自封的罗伊王子选定了国旗、国歌还铸造了西兰银币和金币。
• An official report to be published tomorrow will not identify those who funded Dr Liam Fox's self-styled adviser, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.
  《每日电讯》披露，一份关于亚当·威瑞特的官方调查报告将于明天公布，但是其未能调查出是谁在资助利亚姆·福克斯私人顾问。