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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• With British North Sea production of oil and natural gas44 percent below its peak, Aberdeen, the self-styled oil capital of Europe, fears the slowdown is not simply cyclical.
  英国北海的石油和自然气产出额已经低于其岑岭时期的百分之四十四，自称是欧洲石油之都的阿伯丁担心这并非是简略的周期衰退。
• 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。
• 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。
• But the self-styled leader of the revolution never abandoned the pretence that his people loved him and that he had brought his country greatness.
  但这名自我标榜的革命领袖从未放弃装模作样，坚称利比亚人民爱戴他，而他使利比亚成为一个伟大的国家。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。