purport是什么意思？

purport

英[pəˈpɔ:t] 美[pərˈpɔrt]

• vt. 声称，意图，意味着，打算；
• n. 意义，要旨，目的，意图；

第三人称单数：purports;

过去式：purported;

过去分词：purported;

现在分词：purporting;

例句

• the purport of a message 寓意
• Documents leaked to this newspaper purport to reveal that radioactive waste is being illegally dumped on the site. 透露给报纸的文件声称是揭露放射性废料正被非法倾倒到此地一事。
• Her letter may purport her forthcoming arrival. 她的来信可能意味着她快要到了.
• What's the purport of her letter? 她的信的大意是什么?
• 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.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  声称；自称；标榜
  If you say that someone or something purports to do or be a particular thing, you mean that they claim to do or be that thing, although you may not always believe that claim.
  例句
  ...a book that purports to tell the whole truth. 声称要讲述全部事实的一本书

英汉词典释义

• vt.
  声称是…;(装得)像是…的样子
  Documents leaked to this newspaper purport to reveal that radioactive waste is being illegally dumped on the site. 透露给报纸的文件声称是揭露放射性废料正被非法倾倒到此地一事。 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。 She purports to represent the whole group. 她自称代表整个团体。 The film purported to represent the lives of ordinary people. 这部影片声称旨在表现普通人的生活。
• n.
  (某一言论或行动的)意义,要旨
  the purport of a message 寓意

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. the intended meaning of a communication
  2. general meaning or tenor;
  "caught the drift of the conversation"
• Verb
  1. have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming;
  "The letter purports to express people's opinion"
  2. propose or intend;
  "I aim to arrive at noon"