purported

英 [pəˈpɔːtɪd]

美 [pərˈpɔːrtɪd]

adj.  据称的; 传言的
v.  自称; 标榜
purport的过去分词和过去式

过去式：purported　

GRE

BNC.22051 / COCA.15990

牛津词典

adj.

• 据称的；传言的
  that has been stated to have happened or to be true, when this might not be the case
  1. the scene of the purported crime
     传闻中的罪案发生地点

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

双语例句

• More scepticism might be expressed about some of the purported benefits of having new players, new instruments and new business models, it says in its annual report.
  国际清算银行在年报中指出：更加令人怀疑的，可能就是某些传说的新参与者、新工具和新业务模式的好处。
• In an email interview, an individual contacted via the purported electronic army Twitter feed said the group was made up of Syrian youth [ who] want to defend their country.
  记者通过一个据称是SEA的Twitter账户联系上其中一名成员，并通过电子邮件进行了采访。这位成员表示，该组织是由希望保卫自己国家的叙利亚年轻人组成的。
• 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。
• The purported cancer stem cells produced a diverse mixture of cells, some of which are not cancerous, that reflected an actual human pancreatic tumor, she said.
  所谓的癌症干细胞产生了不同类型的细胞群，其中一些是非成瘤性的，这也和人类胰腺癌肿瘤相类似。
• In this Review, we present an overview of the established and purported mechanisms for thrombogenesis in atrial fibrillation.
  在本篇综述中，作者列举了房颤时血栓形成的既有共识和可能的机制。
• A message purported to be from a drugs cartel was left with them.
  在他们身上发现一张便条，据说是一个毒品团伙留下的。
• The White House issued a statement condemning the purported killing.
  白宫已经发表声明，谴责这次还未证实的屠杀。
• Quite often, the fraudsters invent bogus Government committees purported to have cleared the payments.
  往往骗徒假发明政府委员会的目的在于清除付款。
• His lawyers had argued that the European arrest warrant was invalid, disproportionate, and that the purported offences would not be considered crimes in the UK.
  他的律师此前曾表示，欧洲逮捕令是没有法律依据和过分的。他们称，瑞典检方指控的罪行在英国并不被视为犯罪。
• No one can win a currency war, but you can certainly hurt the purported enemy.
  汇率战争虽没有赢家，但你肯定能伤害自己的假想敌。