释义
[ self -uh -poin -tid ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈsɛlf əˈpɔɪn tɪd / PHONETIC RESPELLING
adjective chosen by oneself to act in a certain capacity or to fulfill a certain function, especially pompously or self-righteously: a self-appointed guardian of the public's morals.
Origin of self-appointed First recorded in 1790–1800
OTHER WORDS FROM self-appointed self-ap·point·ment, noun Words nearby self-appointed self-analysis, self-analyzed, self-annealing, self-annihilation, self-antigen, self-appointed , self-assertion, self-assessment, self-assurance, self-assured, self-aware
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Example sentences from the Web for self-appointed Pinker is not a self-appointed enforcer of arbitrary rules, and he has little patience for purists, prigs, and pedants.
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Hating on Gwyneth Paltrow and judging her self-appointed lifestyle ambassadorship is so passé.
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The attack took place in an area where police say self-appointed “Muslim patrols” have been operating.
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No one in Pakistan wanted the self-appointed savior, and he is now under house arrest.
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For the self-appointed inquisitors of internet, it is always easier to accuse than seriously to inquire.
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The time had been when Toot had been my self-appointed slave.
Painted Windows | Elia W. Peattie
Both musicians left their self-appointed tasks and came forward.
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All the warm, sunny afternoon she toiled at her self-appointed labour of love.
Judith of the Cumberlands | Alice MacGowan
I had now to take up my self-appointed task of wisely disposing of surplus wealth.
Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie | Andrew Carnegie
A self-appointed committee waited upon him and asked him to stay with them.
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British Dictionary definitions for self-appointed adjective having assumed authority without the agreement of others a self-appointed critic
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