purport to be 声称是
purportedly 据称地
purport to mean 意指
purported author 署名作者
purport to show 表明
1. The document purports to be a signed contract.
这份文件声称是一份签署的合同。
2. He purports to be an expert in this field.
他自称是这个领域的专家。
3. The article purports to prove the theory.
这篇文章声称要证明该理论。
4. It purports to be a guide to the city.
它自诩为城市指南。
A: Does this book purport to be a history of the war?
A: 这本书声称是一部战争史吗?
B: Yes, but the sources are questionable.
B: 是的,但来源存疑。
1) 声称(往往含虚假之意)
2) 自称
3) 意指
4) 表面看来
1. 声称;自称(常指未经证实或虚假的声称)
e.g.The letter purports to be from the government.
这封信声称是政府发出的。
verb
1. To claim to be something or have a particular quality or purpose, especially when this is not true or has not been proved.
Synonym: claim, profess, assert