self-styled

形容词 adj.

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Claimed by the recipient, as a title one gave to oneself. not-comparable
    — This self-styled king of the hill must prove himself before the title has any worth.

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *swé?
Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der.
Proto-Germanic *selbaz
Old English self
Old English self-
Middle English self-
English self-
English styled
English self-styled
From self- + styled.
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