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

• It's difficult to understand the purport of his speech.
  要了解他的演讲的主旨是困难的。
• 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。
• 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
• 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。
• 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。
• His telegragram may purport his forthcoming arrival.
  他的电报可能意味着他快要到达了。
• 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。
• The novels of the famous Taiwan authoress Shi Shuqing are deeply influenced by the western literature, and have apparent modernism color, which is maily revealed in her ideology purport and her art of narrative.
  摘要台湾著名女作家施叔青的小说深受西方文学的影响，具有明显的现代主义色彩，这主要表现在其思想主旨和叙事艺术方面。
• What's the purport of her letter?
  她来信的意思是说她不能来。
• Under the new situation, sports community development opportunities and purport is the focus and interest of the study.
  对新形势下我国体育社团发展面临的机遇及问题进行了研究。