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　

TOEFL GRE TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.8820 / COCA.11339

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

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。
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
It's difficult to understand the purport of his speech.
要了解他的演讲的主旨是困难的。
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。
An Ecological Criticism on Capitalism: the Purport of "Marx's Theory of Metabolic Rift"
对资本主义的生态批判&马克思的物质变换裂缝理论旨趣探析
People follow charismatics because they purport to speak for God, providing compelling truth claims that help people feel guided, protected, and united.
人们听从那些有“魅力”的人们因为他们称是上帝的代言，提供给人们令人注目、让人们感觉有指引、受到保护和感到团结的真理声称。
On the Purport of Montesquieu's Eco-Politics Doctrine
孟德斯鸠政治学说的生态政治旨趣
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。
On the Purport of Protestant Ethics and Spirit of Capitalism
《新教伦理与资本主义精神》主旨思想透视
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。