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

• 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。
• But on the recording, the voice purported to be al-Zarqawi said he was not in Fallujah.
  但是在录音带中，酷似扎卡维的声音说他并不在费卢杰。
• Other key ingredients include a form of red ginseng that is purported to stimulate collagen synthesis.
  其他主要的成分包括被声称刺激胶原质综合的红色一种的人参。
• This cannot be guaranteed& but unlike other purported benefits, it is at least not ruled out by the data.
  这一点无法得到保证&但和其它官方所标榜的利益不同，它至少不是通过数据来衡量的。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。