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

• 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。
• 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。
• You need to grasp the general purport of each passage that you read.
  你要领会你所读每段文章的大意。
• 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 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。
• His telegragram may purport his forthcoming arrival.
  他的电报可能意味着他快要到达了。
• It's difficult to understand the purport of his speech.
  要了解他的演讲的主旨是困难的。
• On the Purport of Montesquieu's Eco-Politics Doctrine
  孟德斯鸠政治学说的生态政治旨趣
• 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。
• 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。