soi-disant
adjective
uk/ˌswɑː.diːˈzɑ̃ː/usused to say that someoneclaimsto be aparticularthing,especiallywhen you do notacceptthat person'sclaim.Soi-disantcomes fromFrench:
(来自法语,用来表示不相信所声称的)所谓a soi-disantliterarycritic一个所谓的文学评论家
Assertions & asserting
- affirm
- affirmation
- airing
- assert
- assertion
- attestation
- beg
- emphatic
- gaslight
- hate speech
- laysomethingon the lineidiom
- maintain
- plead
- pretend
- putyourfoot downidiom
- rooftop
- self-affirmation
- send
- send a messageidiom
- setyourselfup assomething