soi-disant

adj.

1. 自诩的；自称的；自命的
   used to show sb's description of himself/herself, usually when you do not agree with it
   1. a soi-disant novelist
      自封的小说家

1. What disappoints me most is that the five conservative justices are all soi-disant Catholics.
   让我最心寒的是五个保守派大法官都自称天主教徒。

adj

1. as claimed by and for yourself often without justification
   1. the self-styled `doctor' has no degree of any kind

   Synonym:    self-styled