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

• At the eleventh hour, dealers and investors besieged the International Swaps and Derivatives Association ahead of implementing a self-styled "Big Bang" protocol.
  在这份自称“大变革”协议实施前的最后一刻，交易商和投资者紧紧环绕在国际互换和衍生工具协会（isda）的周围。
• The self-styled straight talker is badly out of tune with the American people.
  这个自成一派的直言者并没和美国人民一个鼻孔出气。
• President George W.   Bush, the self-styled decider, placed a bust of Churchill in the Oval Office.
  自我标榜为决策者的小布什（GeorgeW.Bush）在白宫椭圆办公室里放了一尊丘吉尔的半身像。
• Meanwhile, Mercedes-Benz, which dates its history to the 19th century, finds its self-styled "the best or nothing" brand under assault from up-and-coming Audi.
  与此同时，历史可追溯至19世纪的梅赛德斯-奔驰（Mercedes-Benz）在来势汹汹的奥迪面前，只好自封为“要做就做最好”的品牌。
• 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。
• 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` 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。
• Scores of independent video producers, experts and self-styled experts are, meanwhile, vying to make a name for themselves in hopes of sharing in the expected profits.
  几十位独立的影片制作人、专家和自封的专家，努力为自己打知名度，希望在被看好的利益中分一杯羹。
• The facilitator does well to stop "well short" of supplying any advice or definitions of what is evolving, as the participants move the notes into self-styled rows and columns of organization.
  当参与者将便签以具有内在方式的行和列组织起来的时候，辅导者很少提供任何有关逐步在形成什么东西的意见或定义，这点做得很好。
• Your self-styled king of the ocean has brought all his friends.
  你自命的大海之王给他带来了很多同盟。