purport
v. 意味着；声称；意图
n. 意义；要旨；大要
过去式：purported 过去分词：purported 现在分词：purporting 第三人称单数：purports
近义词：meaning，intention，aim，claim，assert，purpose，allege，profess，intent，contend，intend，mean，plan，significance，sense，importance，implication，design，end，propose，objective，highlight，connotation，thing，content，spirit，drift，
英英释义
Noun
- the intended meaning of a communication
- the pervading meaning or tenor;
"caught the general drift of the conversation"
Verb
- have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming;
"The letter purports to express people's opinion"
- propose or intend;
"I aim to arrive at noon"
例句
用作动词(v.)
- Her letter may purport her forthcoming arrival.她的来信可能意味着她快要到了。
- His plans are not what they purport to be.他的计划并不如他们所声称的那样。
用作名词(n.)
- I do not understand the purport of your question.我不知道你的意思。
- Even now, there is someone else who gives us special purport in life.尽管如此,还会有其他人对我们有着特殊的意义。
- The purport of what he said is that he is right.他说话的涵义是说他是对的。
- I find it difficult to understand the purport of his speech.我发现要了解他的演讲主旨是很困难的。
- The purport of the statement is that the firm is bankrupt.该项声明大意是说该商行已经破产。