purport 的用法及固定搭配

2020年11月30日 词汇

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purport

1.注意下面各句里用purports和purporting，不用is purported和purported：

  • The story purports to be an autobiography.
  • The letter purports to interpret public opinion.
  • Here is a cheque purporting to bear his signature.
  • The book contains some information purporting to have been gathered from certain unknown sources.

2.不论用作动词或用作名词，purport通常用在正式的英语里。例如：However obscure the details may be, the general purport, at least, is clear.