so-called

英 [səʊ kɔːld] 美 [soʊ kɔːld]

• adj. <贬>号称的；所谓的

双解释义

adj. (形容词)

1. [A] 所谓的

   used to show that you do not think that the word or phrase that is being used to describe sb/sth is appropriate

英英释义

Adjective:

1. doubtful or suspect;

   "these so-called experts are no help"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. There is no so-called "recipe for success".
   所谓“成功的诀窍”是不存在的。

常见句型

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. The so-called antique is a fake.
   那件所谓的古董是一件赝品。
2. The newspaper's account of the so-called reshuffle of the financial ministry was a complete fiction.
   报纸对所谓的财政部人事改组的报道完全是捏造的。

近反义词

【近义词】

• alleged 声称的
• supposed 想象的
• outward 向外的
• ostensible 表面的
• purported 传说的
• self-styled 自称的
• professed 自称的
• pretended 假的