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

• But their purported leaders, whether Shia, Sunni or Kurd, tend to pursue factional and sectarian advantage, treating institutions as booty in a zero-sum game that threatens the survival of the country.
  但他们所谓的领导人无论是什叶派、逊尼派还是库尔德人倾向于捞取派系和宗派之利，把国家机构当成零和游戏中的战利品。这种零和游戏威胁到伊拉克的存亡。
• He also says the six powers must make clear whether they support the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and clarify their position on Israel's purported nuclear arsenal.
  他还表示，六国必须明确表示，他们是否支持不扩散核武器条约，并明确其对以色列的核武库立场。
• What did wine professionals think of the purported palate divide?
  葡萄酒专业人士对传说中的男女味觉差异有何看法呢？
• Both Chinese and Israeli officials have long refuted any purported links between the J-10 and the Lavi.
  以色列和中国的官员很久以前就已经否认了歼十与幼狮之间有所联系的消息。
• 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。
• Traditional mechanisms put in place to ensure transparency and social equity are no longer adhered to even if they are purported to still be in place.
  人们不再遵守可保障透明和社会公平的已有传统机制，即使人们声称这些机制仍在实施。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。