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小词详解 | purport
purport 英 [pəˈpɔːt , ˈpɜːpɔːt] 美 [pərˈpɔːrt , ˈpɜːrpɔːrt]
It put less faith in borrowing’s purported benefits, and had greater concerns about its dangers.
它对借贷号称的好处不抱太大信心,而对其危险更加担忧。
——《经济学人》He has also been highly critical of studies that purport to show that the software compares well to human graders.
此外,对于有关大意是指软件评分优于人力评分的研究,他也持强烈的批评态度。
——《纽约时报》
[名词] 某物的意思或实质,通常指文件或演说
我没有把信读完,但我想这封信的大意是说他至少一年不回来。我老早就知道他从未偏离自己最初的计划。
I didn't read it all but I think the purport of the letter was that he will not be returning for at least a year. I knew quite early on that he never deviated from his original plan.
他们声称自己代表了该校大多数学生家长的愿望。事实上,他们并不知道如何帮助学生渡过学习高原阶段。
They purport to represent the wishes of the majority of parents at the school. Actually, they don't know how to help students break their learning plateaus.这盒录音带据称是王妃和她的一个秘密爱慕者之间的谈话。他们神秘隐晦的情书都乱七八糟地放在一个抽屉里。
The tape recording purports to be of a conversation between the princess and a secret admirer. Their cryptic love letters were all muddled up together in a drawer.
他用她自己的围巾把她勒死了。但他那么会花言巧语,以至于骗过了所有的人。这里就是传闻中的罪案发生地点。
He strangled her with her own scarf. But he was so plausible that he conned everybody. Here is the purported scene of the crime.这些研究声称娶了聪明女人的男人寿命较长。
The study purportedly found that men married to smart women live longer.
The principal purport of his letter was to inform them that Mr. Wickham had resolved on quitting the Militia.
他写这封信的主要目的是,要把韦翰先生已经决定脱离民兵团的消息告诉他们。
profess: claim that one has (a quality or feeling), especially when this is not the case impersonate: pretend to be (another person) as entertainment or in order to deceive someone gist: the substance or essence of a speech or text