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

• 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。
• The judges will now study this purported new evidence.
  法官们现在要研究这个所谓的新证据。
• Any such purported assignment shall not release or relieve the contractor of any of its obligations under the contract.
  任何此类所谓的受让人并不免除承包商在本合同下的任何义务。
• 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。
• Israel's prime minister has shown no eagerness or flexibility in his purported pursuit of a deal.
  这位以色列总理对于自己宣称的追求方向没能展示出任何的热情或灵活性。
• 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。
• 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。
• Previous rumours purported that Avirl Lavigne may sing a mandarin version of "Girl Friend" for Chinese audience.
  先前的谣言说艾薇儿会给中国的观众带来中国式的女朋友。
• An offeree who makes a counter-offer thereby loses the power of accepting the original offer. A purported acceptance dispatched by the offeree which materially alters the terms of the offer constitutes a new offer.
  发出反要约的受要约人丧失了承诺原则要约的权利。受要约人对要约的内容作出实质性变更的，为新要约。
• Educationalists have purported to demonstrate that there is no advantage in middle-class families sending their children to private schools.
  教育学家声称他们已经论证了中产阶级家庭把孩子送到私立学校就读并没有什么太大的好处。