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

• On the Purport of Montesquieu's Eco-Politics Doctrine
  孟德斯鸠政治学说的生态政治旨趣
• Fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation.
  对主旨、意图或解说充分领会理解的。
• 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。
• Many theories purport to explain growth in terms of a single cause.
  许多理论都标榜以单一的原因解释生长。
• There are cellphone attachments that purport to shield users from radiation, and most are "hoaxes," said Mr.
  甘地教授表示，即使有人说手机附件可以屏蔽辐射，但是大多数都是没有实际意义的。
• What's the purport of her letter?
  她来信的意思是说她不能来。
• 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。
• 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。
• Dialogue in "Action Research": An Inquiry into the Purport of Educational Action Research
  在行动研究中达成对话&教育行动研究旨趣探究
• They purport to know about trade and finance, about markets and credit, but I struggle to identify the actual benefits of all their expensive advice and esoteric debates.
  他们声称自己了解贸易和金融、了解市场和信贷，可是我很难看明白他们昂贵的建议和深奥的辩论有什么实际效益。