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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• And it is purported that the seal for diplomacy has been destroyed.
  并且有谣言说外交国玺已经被毁坏了。