soi-disant

短语

a. 自称的, 自命的

发音

US /ˌswɑːdiːˈzɒ̃/

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of a person: self-styled, self-proclaimed, with implications of pretence or dishonesty.

    1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London Geoffrey had gone out for a ride and returned suffering from complicated loss of memory. At the same time there had appeared on the scene the soi-disant Dr. Olivant.

  2. 2.

    Of a thing: claimed to be something it is not; pretended, so-called.

    a soi-disant pedigree

adv.
  1. 1.

    Supposedly.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 1

self-styled

近义相关 1

questionable

词源

From French soi-disant.

来源：wiktionary