so-called

adj

• ① 所谓的(通常含有不信或轻蔑之意)
  • so-called polite society所谓的上流社会
  • Their so-called liberal views were merely an echo of the conservative attitude.他们所谓的自由派见解只不过是对保守派态度的附和而已(★接在名词后面时,不用连字号,而写成两个字: Their justice, so called, smacked of partiality.他们所谓的公正不无偏颇的地方)。

• ② 号称的;名不副实的