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soi-disant

/swa-dee-zahn/US // swa diˈzɑ̃ //UK // French (swadizɑ̃) //

咝咝声,咝咝的声音,咝咝声响,咝咝声中

Related Words

alleged据称,声称,声称的formal正式的,正式,正式场合self-styled自称是,自称,自称的,自诩为purported所谓的,声称的,据称的,所称的allegedly据称,据称是,涉嫌nominal有名的,有名无实,有名称的,有名ostensible表面上的,表面上,表面上看,表面上看是pretended假装的,假装,伪装的,伪装professed宣称的,信奉的,信誓旦旦的,信誓旦旦self-named自名的,自称,自命名的,自称是

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    French.

    • : calling oneself thus; self-styled.
    • : so-called or pretended.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inso-called
Synonyms
alleged据称,声称,声称的formal正式的,正式,正式场合purported所谓的,声称的,据称的,所称的self-styled自称是,自称,自称的,自诩为allegedly据称,据称是,涉嫌commonly named俗称,通称为,通称,俗名itular它是一个,它的作用nominal有名的,有名无实,有名称的,有名ostensible表面上的,表面上,表面上看,表面上看是pretended假装的,假装,伪装的,伪装professed宣称的,信奉的,信誓旦旦的,信誓旦旦self-named自名的,自称,自命名的,自称是wrongly named名不正言不顺,错名,名不正言不顺的,冤家路窄

Examples

  • Patpong 3—Soi Jaruwan—is most famously known as Silom Soi 4, and this is the gay district.

  • The traveller, as Brantome quaintly tells us, 'fait des discours en soi pour se soutenir en chemin.'

  • Lyra d soi, n d' eg, kai kithara leipetai, kai kata polin chrsima; kai au kat' agrous tois nomeusi syrinx an tis ei.

  • The soi-disant widow was in her boudoir; it was a great favor, to begin with, to be admitted to a tte--tte with her.

  • Mr. Smith explained that he knew this soi-disant Baron Von Klingenberg to be an impostor and a swindler.

  • "Au plaisir de vous revoir, Monsieur Soi-disant," she said in conclusion, and went into her room and closed the door.

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