self-confessed

英 [ˌself kənˈfest] 美 [ˌself kənˈfest]

adj.  自己承认的; 自己坦白的

法律



牛津词典

adj.

  1. 自己承认的;自己坦白的
    admitting that you are a particular type of person or have a particular problem, especially a bad one
    1. a self-confessed thief
      自首的窃贼

柯林斯词典

  1. ADJ 自己承认的;自己坦白的
    If you describe someone as a self-confessed murderer or a self-confessed romantic, for example, you mean that they admit openly that they are a murderer or a romantic.
    1. The self-confessed drug addict was arrested 13 months ago...
      那个自己坦白的瘾君子在 13 个月前被逮捕。
    2. She is a self-confessed workaholic.
      她自认是一个工作狂。

双语例句

  1. The self-confessed drug addict was arrested 13 months ago
    那个自己坦白的瘾君子在13个月前被逮捕。
  2. She is a self-confessed workaholic.
    她自认是一个工作狂。
  3. James is a self-confessed Linux fanatic and has spent many happy hours preaching on the subject to anyone within earshot.
    James自己公开承认是一个Linux迷,他一有机会就向其他的人来讲述相关的话题,并以此度过了很多美好的时光。
  4. He was awarded a second Pulitzer in1979 for The Executioner's Song, the true story of self-confessed murderer Gary Gilmore.
    在1979年,他因《刽子手之歌》再次获得普利策奖,该小说讲述了凶手盖雷•吉尔摩的真实故事。
  5. Even though the French public is deeply suspicious of its political and business elite, there appears to be a collective struggle to comprehend how Mr Strauss-Kahn, a self-confessed womaniser who denies the assault charges, could have ended up in prison.
    虽然法国公众对本国政界及商界精英抱有深深的怀疑,但他们似乎都很难理解曾承认自己好色的卡恩怎么就到了几乎进监狱的地步。卡恩否认了性侵指控。
  6. Spent 3rd grade as a self-confessed, little terror, who* let snakes loose in the classroom and exploded bombs.
    他坦白自己在三年级的时候曾像个小恐怖分子,在教室里放蛇,还曾经引爆过炸弹。
  7. A self-confessed bibliophile, the artist wrote in 1990, my books feed into the pictures I make with an untutored passion.
    基塔伊承认自己爱书成狂,他在1990年写道:我的画会以质朴的激情,从我的书中吸取养分。
  8. So when we meet I was curious to find out from Scott, why the boss of such a major technology company is actually a bit of a self-confessed Luddite?
    当我们见面的时候,我很好奇地想从斯科特·麦克尼利那里得知,为什么这样一个大的科技公司的老板其实有点像一个公开承认的勒德分子呢?
  9. A self-confessed workaholic, Tony Richardson can't remember when he last had a holiday.
    托尼理查森自己承认是个工作狂,他记不清休假日是什么时候了。
  10. A self-confessed television junkie, Mr Chua is qualified to make such predictions.
    作为一个自认的电视迷,蔡和平有资格作出这样的预测。
  11. As a self-confessed Japan enthusiast, Mark Parker continues something of a corporate tradition at the head offices of Nike, the world's largest sportswear company and a pioneer in branding.
    马克•帕克(MarkParker)自认是一个日本爱好者,他在耐克(Nike)总部继续推行着某种类似于企业传统的文化。耐克是全球最大的运动服装公司,也是品牌营销的先驱。
  12. Self-confessed sci-fi addicts Noah Fulmore, 31, and Erin Finnegan, 30, will travel to the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., to exchange their vows while literally walking on air.
    新郎诺阿.福尔摩31岁,新娘艾琳.芬妮根30岁,俩人都是科幻小说迷。届时他俩将到佛罗里达州的肯尼迪太空中心,然后一起飘在空中,许下他们的婚誓。
  13. A voracious consumer of films and self-confessed cinematic obsessive, he began his exploration of mainland Chinese cinema soon after arriving in China in2006.
    作为一个贪婪的观众和一个自认的发烧影迷,他在2006年刚到中国不久就开始了对大陆华语电影的探索。
  14. Another barrier to academic respectability is Soros's self-confessed phobia of formal mathematics: I understand mathematical concepts but I'm afraid of mathematical symbols, because you can easily get lost in them.
    另一个阻碍索罗斯获得学术声望的障碍,是他自己承认他恐惧形式数学:我理解数学概念,但我害怕数学符号,因为你很容易在它们中间迷失方向。
  15. John Whiting has risen to the rank of tax partner at PwC and takes part in regular TV broadcasts on financial matters, but he is also a self-confessed introvert who finds social situations deeply uncomfortable.
    约翰•怀廷(JohnWhiting)已经升到了普华永道(PwC)税务部合伙人的职位,并且会定期参加财务类电视节目,但他仍自认为是一个性格内向的人,社交场合让他很不自在。
  16. In fact Mr Mott, a self-confessed contrarian with a doctorate in quantum physics, is an exception in more ways than one.
    实际上,自认为是一位反向投资者的莫特,在很多方面都是个异类。他拥有量子物理学博士学位。
  17. At a news conference, a lawyer for the police said the self-confessed gunman's demeanour hadn't changed.
    在新闻发布会上,警方的代表律师称,这名自首的枪手的行为并没有改变。
  18. She had a self-confessed fear of heights, so we shouldn't have made her go up to the top.
    她自己承认有恐高症,所以我们本不该让她到顶上来。
  19. He's a self-confessed clothes addict and last year admitted to a newspaper that he owned eighty pairs of shoes.
    他自己坦白是个恋衣癖,去年他向一家报纸承认他有八十双鞋子。
  20. He is a self-confessed drunkard.
    他自己承认自己是个醉鬼。
  21. His admitted doubts; the conceded error; a confessed murderer; a self-confessed plagiarist.
    他的那些无可否认的疑问;被承认了的错误;认罪了的凶手;自己承认了的剽窃者。
  22. Her husband is a self-confessed alcoholic.
    她的丈夫自认是个酒徒。
  23. Mr McDonough, a former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, is a self-confessed realist.
    麦克唐纳先生曾任纽约联邦储备银行行长,他自称是个现实主义者。
  24. Please her? Has Illyrio taken leave of his senses? Why does he imagine that Her Grace would welcome the service of a self-confessed kingslayer and betrayer?
    取悦她?伊利里欧失去理智了么?他怎么会认为女王陛下会高兴欢迎一个自己承认是弑君者和叛徒的人加盟?
  25. The Study of Self-confessed Suspects System and Thoughts on Legislation
    自认制度理论研究及立法思考