self-appointed

英 ['selfə'pɔintid] 美
  • adj. 自封的;自己作主的

英英释义


1. designated or chosen by yourself;
"a self-appointed guardian of public morals"

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...the new self-appointed leaders of the movement.
这一运动新近自封的领导者们

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双语例句


1. He has never exhibited the self-confidence, bordering on arrogance, of his predecessor.
他从未表现出他前任的那种近乎傲慢的自信。

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2. I felt so self-conscious under Luke's mother's intense gaze.
在卢克母亲审视的目光下,我感到极不自在。

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3. She has now changed into a happy, self-confident woman.
如今她已经变成一个快乐、自信的女人。

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4. He is being treated for a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
他因开枪自残受伤正在接受治疗。

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5. She summoned up all her pity for him, to smother her self-pity.
她抑制着心中的自怜,将满腔的怜悯之情都倾注在了他的身上。

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英文词源


self-appointed (adj.)
1750, from self- + appointed.