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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˈso-called ●●○ W3 adjective [only before noun]  1 NAME OF A THINGused to describe someone or something that has been given a name that you think is wrong 所谓的 The so-called experts couldn’t tell us what was wrong. 那些所谓的专家说不出问题出在哪里。2 used to show that something or someone is usually called a particular name 号称的,被称为 the health threats posed by so-called ‘mad cow disease’ 所谓的疯牛病对健康构成的威胁
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so-calledMaggie's so-called apartment consisted of one small room with a closet-sized bathroom.It was in 1886 that she could be seen in the evenings at the Elysees-Montmare as a so-called artist.No similar evidence exists in the past for the use of so-called brain science for benign purposes.He was one of the defendants in the so-called Conspiracy Eight trial.However, they may provide an explanation of the observed value of one very important quantity: the so-called cosmological constant.The so-called hybrid bus is virtually silent and produces fewer exhaust fumes.By bribery - all men are corruptible - and by removing permanently any so-called idealists who stand in our way.A lot has been written in recent years about the so-called "male menopause".I went to see the playwright's so-called masterpiece and was very disappointed by it.But it may also have to do with the so-called sports that were on display.However, the so-called Street v Mountford test fails to cope with the demands placed upon it by its own social context.
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so-called
ˈso-called W3 adjective [only before noun]
1. used to describe someone or something that has been given a name that you think is wrong:
    The so-called experts couldn’t tell us what was wrong.
2. used to show that something or someone is usually called a particular name:
    the health threats posed by so-called ‘mad cow disease’


so-called AW BrE /ˌsəʊ ˈkɔːld/ 🔊NAmE /ˌsoʊ ˈkɔːld/ 🔊 adjective [only before noun] used to show that you do not think that the word or phrase that is being used to describe sb/sth is appropriate (表示不认同)所谓的the opinion of a so-called 'expert'一个所谓的 “专家” 的意见How have these so-called improvements helped the local community? 这些所谓的进步对当地社会有什么帮助呢?🔊🔊 [usually before noun] used to introduce the word that people usually use to describe sth (引出约定俗成的称谓)人称…的,号称…的artists from the so-called 'School of London'号称 “伦敦派” 的一群艺术家