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每日商务英语 第66期:宣称

时间：2013-12-12 08:58:28

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 　　to purport1 to be 宣称

　　英文释义
　　To have the possibly false appearance of being something or claiming to do something
　　例句
　　The elderly gentleman purported2 to be the founder3 of an internet company, and everyone only smiled at him until they discovered it was true.
　　这位老先生宣称是某家互联网公司的创办人，所有人都对此一笑了之，但后来，他们发现这是真的。

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1 purport etRy4     
n.意义，要旨，大要；v.意味著，做为...要旨，要领是...
参考例句：
  • Many theories purport to explain growth in terms of a single cause.许多理论都标榜以单一的原因解释生长。
  • Her letter may purport her forthcoming arrival.她的来信可能意味着她快要到了。
2 purported 31d1b921ac500fde8e1c5f9c5ed88fe1     
adj.传说的，谣传的v.声称是…，（装得）像是…的样子( purport的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • the scene of the purported crime 传闻中的罪案发生地点
  • The film purported to represent the lives of ordinary people. 这部影片声称旨在表现普通人的生活。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 Founder wigxF     
n.创始者，缔造者
参考例句：
  • He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
  • According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。