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

• Wu Its ruling military, practical for purport, foresight, counsel is uncommon.
  其治国用兵，以务实为旨，远见卓识，谋略不凡。
• 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。
• 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。
• This idea to realize the intellectualized control welding system has certain directive purport.
  对实现焊接系统的智能化控制具有一定的指导作用。
• On the Purport of Montesquieu's Eco-Politics Doctrine
  孟德斯鸠政治学说的生态政治旨趣
• 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。
• This standard does not purport to address all of the safety problems associated with its use.
  本标准无意陈述使用本标准所涉及的所有安全问题。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。