喜樂美語
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    A self-proclaimed expert, leader, or king is someone who gave themselves that title. Nobody voted, hired, or crowned them.

    A self-proclaimed expert, leader, or king自封的專家、領袖，或國王 is someone who gave themselves that title指的是自己給自己封了這個頭銜的人。Nobody沒有人 voted, hired, or crowned them投票選他、僱用他，或幫他加冕

    English almost always uses this with a raised : it shows . The speaker is saying they claim this, but I am not so sure, and neither are the rest of us. Though actually, the person may truly have the skill; the sting is in the claiming, not always in a lie.

    English英文 almost always uses this with a raised eyebrow幾乎都是帶著懷疑的表情用這個字: it它 shows disapproval表示不以為然。The speaker說話的人 is saying意思是 they claim this他們自己這麼宣稱, but I am not so sure但我不太確定, and且 neither are the rest of us我們其他人也一樣不確定。Though actually不過實際上, the person這個人 may truly have the skill也許真的有那個本事; the sting刺人的地方 is in the claiming在於「自己宣稱」這件事本身, not always in a lie不一定是在說謊

    Compare self-described, which is cooler and fairer: it only reports how they name themselves. Self-proclaimed is the sharper tool.

    Compare比較一下 self-describedself-described（自稱）, which which is cooler and fairer比較中立、公平: it它 only reports how they name themselves只是客觀陳述他們怎麼稱呼自己。Self-proclaimed Self-proclaimed is the sharper tool則是比較尖銳的用字

    You will hear it in news, reviews, and arguments. It is not a word you pin on a friend you respect, unless you are teasing.

    You你 will hear it會聽到它 in news, reviews, and arguments出現在新聞、評論，還有爭執裡。It它 is not a word you pin on a friend you respect不是你會用在自己尊敬的朋友身上的字, unless you are teasing除非你是在開玩笑

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組成self- (yourself, from Old English self) + proclaimed (announced in public). From self- + proclaimed.

同家族的字

  • proclaimto announce something publicly
  • proclamationa public announcement; here the person is making the announcement about themselves

原始詞典資料1 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

self-proclaimedadj

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    Announced by oneself, usually without recognition by others.

    • He was self-proclaimed king of the mountain. Since it was a mountain of garbage, nobody else wanted the title anyway.
    • The small town of Pitlochry is the self-proclaimed gateway to the Scottish Highlands and the Cairngorms National Park.

資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。