ADJ 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. 不打自招的; 公开承认的 [ADJ n]
The self-confessed drug addict was arrested 13 months ago.
那个招认自己是瘾君子的人13个月前被抓起来了。
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。
Val Curtis, director of the Hygiene Centre at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, is a self-confessed toilet reader.
瓦尔·柯蒂斯，伦敦卫生与热带医学院卫生中心的主任，是一位公开承认自己有“厕读”习惯的人。
British researchers studied 88 volunteers aged between 18 and 47 who were self-confessed coffee lovers, downing at least two cups every day.
英国研究人员招来88名志愿者，年龄分别从18岁至47岁不等，均自许为咖啡爱好者，他们每天至少灌下两杯咖啡。
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