自诩 meaning in English
[书面语] praise oneself; crack oneself up; brag and boast
Examples
- His pride of knowledge is ridiculous .
他以学问自诩是可笑的。 - She poses as an expert in old coins .
她自诩为古钱币专家。 - What sort of lives do these people, who pose as being moral, lead themselves ?
这些自诩为有德之士的人过的是什么样的生活呢？ - He boasts that he was the strongest man in the village turned out to be untrue .
他自诩是村里最强壮的人，后来证明并非事实。 - She went on, boasting of her quietness, yet speaking with a kind of contained exaltation .
她滔滔不绝地说着。她自诩很平静，她的口气却包含着一种强自抑制的兴奋情绪。