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- 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。
- The book does not purport to be a complete history of the period.
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.- ...a book that purports to tell the whole truth.
声称要讲述全部事实的一本书
- ...a book that purports to tell the whole truth.
英英释义
noun
- the pervading meaning or tenor
- caught the general drift of the conversation
- the intended meaning of a communication
verb
- propose or intend
- I aim to arrive at noon
- have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming
- 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。