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

• 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。
• He is a self-styled master and pirate captain of the high seas.
  他是一个很有个性的公海首领和海盗船长。
• Uri Geller, the self-styled psychic and friend of Jackson, told Sky News: Stress is a killer, any doctor will tell you that.
  尤里盖勒，自封精神和杰克逊的朋友，告诉天空新闻：压力是一个杀手，任何医生会告诉你。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The "decider" and self-styled "war president" who relied on his gut got many things terribly wrong, even if it is fair to say he did face some extraordinary challenges.
  这个依靠直觉的“决策者”和自我标榜的“战争总统”犯下了许多糟糕的错误，即使公平地说，他的确面临一些不同寻常的挑战。
• 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。
• In China, policymakers were keen to demonstrate that the self-styled socialist market economy has laws to protect consumers.
  在中国，政策制定者渴望证明中国特色的社会主义市场经济拥有保护消费者的法律。
• That, however, does not prevent it from crossing swords with the National Development and Reform Commission, the self-styled "macroeconomic management agency" under the State Council.
  不过，这并未使其免于与中国国家发改委交锋，发改委自称是中国国务院下属的“宏观经济管理机构”。