purport

英 [pəˈpɔːt , ˈpɜːpɔːt]

美 [pərˈpɔːrt , ˈpɜːrpɔːrt]

v. 自称; 标榜
n. 主要意思; 大意; 主旨

第三人称单数：purports　现在分词：purporting　过去式：purported　过去分词：purported　

Collins.1 / BNC.8820 / COCA.11339

牛津词典

verb

自称；标榜
to claim to be sth or to have done sth, when this may not be true
1. The book does not purport to be a complete history of the period.
  本书无意标榜为那个时期的全史。

noun

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

noun

the pervading meaning or tenor
1. caught the general drift of the conversation
Synonym:drift
the intended meaning of a communication
Synonym:intentspirit

verb

propose or intend
1. I aim to arrive at noon
Synonym:aimpurposepropose
have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming
1. The letter purports to express people's opinion

Dialogue in "Action Research": An Inquiry into the Purport of Educational Action Research
在行动研究中达成对话&教育行动研究旨趣探究
The obscure purport came from author's depress mental experience and life's dilemma.
这种意旨模糊缘于作者对苦闷的心理体验和对人生困境的思考。
You need to grasp the general purport of each passage that you read.
你要领会你所读每段文章的大意。
Our loyal purport: Based on sincerity! Serve the first!
我们的忠旨：诚信为本！服务第一！
They little guessed what deadly purport lurked in those self-condemning words.
他们绝少去猜疑，在他那番自我谴责的言辞中潜藏着多么殊死的涵义。
It's difficult to understand the purport of his speech.
要了解他的演讲的主旨是困难的。
An Ecological Criticism on Capitalism: the Purport of "Marx's Theory of Metabolic Rift"
对资本主义的生态批判&马克思的物质变换裂缝理论旨趣探析
Certain advertisement might purport that their products have amazing effects.
有些广告可能会鼓吹他们的产品有惊人的效果。
I published thirteen books the whole purport of which was I am sick.
我出版了13部著作，全部的要义就可浓缩成这句，我病了。
These records not only have complicated sources, but also cultural purport of the special times.
这些记载不仅来源复杂，而且具有特定时代的文化旨趣。