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soi-disant

[ swa-dee-zahn ]

adjective

French.
  1. calling oneself thus; self-styled.
  2. so-called or pretended.


soi-disant

/ 蝉飞补诲颈锄蓱虄 /

adjective

  1. so-called; self-styled
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of soi-disant1

First recorded in 1750鈥60; from French: literally, 鈥渃alling oneself鈥; soi 鈥渙neself,鈥 from Latin 蝉脓 ( self ( def ) ); disant 鈥渟aying,鈥 present participle of dire 鈥渢o say, tell,鈥 from Latin 诲墨肠别谤别 鈥渢o say, speak, tell鈥 ( diction ( def ) )
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of soi-disant1

literally: calling oneself
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Example Sentences

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But in at least some corners of this movement 鈥 soi-disant 鈥淕orpcore,鈥 as in the hiker鈥檚 snack 鈥 there is no piece like the fleece, and no fleece like Sandy Liang鈥檚.

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One Senate leader estimated the border wall would cost between $12bn and $15bn 鈥渦pfront鈥 鈥 a possible sticking point among soi-disant fiscal conservatives.

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Kissinger鈥檚 soi-disant 鈥渞ealist鈥 foreign policy, which remains influential today, is little more than ruthless realpolitik that deems the imperial projection of American military power beneficent by virtue of it being American.

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The soi-disant Land of the Free and Home of the Brave has a long and iniquitous history of overthrowing democratically elected leftist governments and propping up right-wing dictators in their place.

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Devereux was received with well-feigned affability by the soi-disant Swedish skipper, a politeness that the sub thought fit to reciprocate, at least for the present.

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