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　

Collins.1 / BNC.8820 / COCA.11339

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

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

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

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。
Some researchers now purport that artificial sweeteners may negatively affect the metabolism and lead people to gain weight.
一些研究员如今声称，人工增甜剂或许会对新陈代谢产生负面作用，同时导致体重增加。
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。
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。
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
Our loyal purport: Based on sincerity! Serve the first!
我们的忠旨：诚信为本！服务第一！
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。
Differing accounts were given of its history and purport.
关于它的历史和意义，有许多不同的说法。