would-be /ˈwʊdˈbi/
(a.)佯裝的,自稱自許的,自充的
Would-be a. Desiring or professing to be; vainly pretending to be; as, a would-be poet.
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would-be
adj 1: seeking advancement or recognition [syn: aspirant, aspiring(p),
wishful, would-be(a)]
2: unfilled or frustrated in realizing an ambition [syn: manque,
would-be(a)]