单词 | purport |
释义 | purport v. & n. --vtr.   1. profess; be intended to seem (purports to be the royal seal).   2. (often foll. by that + clause) (of a document or speech) have as its meaning; state. --n   1. the ostensible meaning of something.   2. the sense or tenor (of a document or statement). Derivatives purportedly adv. Etymology: ME f. AF & OF purport, porport f. purporter f. med.L proportare (as PRO-(1), portare carry) |
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