purport

英 [pəˈpɔːt , ˈpɜːpɔːt]

美 [pərˈpɔːrt , ˈpɜːrpɔːrt]

v.  自称; 标榜
n.  主要意思; 大意; 主旨

第三人称单数：purports　现在分词：purporting　过去式：purported　过去分词：purported　

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牛津词典

verb

• 自称；标榜
  to claim to be sth or to have done sth, when this may not be true
  1. The book does not purport to be a complete history of the period.
     本书无意标榜为那个时期的全史。

noun

• 主要意思；大意；主旨
  the general meaning of sth

柯林斯词典

• VERB 声称；自称；标榜
  If you say that someone or somethingpurports todo or be a particular thing, you mean that they claim to do or be that thing, although you may not always believe that claim.
  1. ...a book that purports to tell the whole truth.
     声称要讲述全部事实的一本书

英英释义

noun

• the pervading meaning or tenor
  1. caught the general drift of the conversation
  Synonym:drift
• the intended meaning of a communication
  Synonym:intentspirit

verb

• propose or intend
  1. I aim to arrive at noon
  Synonym:aimpurposepropose
• have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming
  1. The letter purports to express people's opinion

双语例句

• I published thirteen books the whole purport of which was I am sick.
  我出版了13部著作，全部的要义就可浓缩成这句，我病了。
• Documents leaked to this newspaper purport to reveal that radioactive waste is being illegally dumped on the site.
  透露给报纸的文件声称是揭露放射性废料正被非法倾倒到此地一事。
• Fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation.
  对主旨、意图或解说充分领会理解的。
• The obscure purport came from author's depress mental experience and life's dilemma.
  这种意旨模糊缘于作者对苦闷的心理体验和对人生困境的思考。
• They little guessed what deadly purport lurked in those self-condemning words.
  他们绝少去猜疑，在他那番自我谴责的言辞中潜藏着多么殊死的涵义。
• The Framers of the Bill of Rights did not purport to create rights.
  《权利法案》的起草者们并未设想去创造权利。
• Differing accounts were given of its history and purport.
  关于它的历史和意义，有许多不同的说法。
• His telegragram may purport his forthcoming arrival.
  他的电报可能意味着他快要到达了。
• These records not only have complicated sources, but also cultural purport of the special times.
  这些记载不仅来源复杂，而且具有特定时代的文化旨趣。
• Such reasoning is identical to that of studies sitting on my desk that purport to measure the economic contribution of sport, tourism and the arts.
  这种推理方式与摆在我桌上的调查报告相同，这些调查意在衡量体育、旅游和艺术对经济的贡献。