英语单词 | so-called |
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英美音标 | 英 [səʊ kɔːld] 美 [soʊ kɔːld] |
中文释义 | adj.<贬>号称的;所谓的 |
英语例句 | (1) There is no so-called "recipe for success". |
中文例句 | (1) 所谓“成功的诀窍”是不存在的。 |
vocabulary简明 | When you say someone is a so-called pacifist, you are suggesting that they are a pacifist in name only. While they are busy making everyone talk about how peaceful they are, chances are they're also bombing villages to dust. |
vocabulary扩展 | Using the word so-called is a great way to point out systemic hypocrisy and is a much-beloved tool of street preachers and conspiracy cranks the world over. They might talk about our so-called democracy being in fact a sham, and our so-called democratic elections being rigged by forces beyond our control. |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [ADJ 形容词](表示不认同)所谓的 You use so-called to indicate that you think a word or expression used to describe someone or something is in fact wrong. [ADJ n]
2 [ADJ 形容词](指通常的称谓)所说的,所谓的 You use so-called to indicate that something is generally referred to by the name that you are about to use. [ADJ n]
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