单词 | self-appointed |
释义 | self-appointed (once / 9344 pages) adj WORD FAMILY appointed: appointedly, self-appointed+/appoint: appointed, appointee, appointing, appointive, appointment, appoints/appointee: appointees/appointive: nonappointive/appointment: appointments USAGE EXAMPLESSurely this is the solution: West is an all-round self-appointed genius who spans the arts. The Guardian(Dec 21, 2016) Hollywood teems with pompous self-appointed kings ruling their fiefs as they see fit. New York Times(Nov 22, 2016) The killings of the civilians appeared to have been carried out on the orders of self-appointed "courts", according to the UN report. BBC(Nov 11, 2016) adj designated or chosen by yourself a self-appointed guardian of public morals Syn unauthorised, unauthorized not endowed with authority |
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