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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary pur·port \\ˈpər-ˌpȯrt\\ noun ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French, content, tenor, from purporter to carry, mean, purport, from pur- thoroughly + porter to carry — more at purchase , port DATE 15th century : meaning conveyed, professed, or implied : import ; also : substance , gist \\(ˌ)pər-ˈpȯrt\\ transitive verb DATE 15th century 1. to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
a book that purports to be an objective analysisalso : claim
foreign novels which he purports to have translated — Mary McCarthy2. intend , purpose purport
purport (n.) 1422, from Anglo-Fr. purport (1278), from purporter "to contain," from pur- (from L. pro- "forth") + O.Fr. porter "to carry," from L. portare "to carry" (see port (1)). The verb is attested from 1528. Purportedly "allegedly" first recorded 1949. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 purportpur·port verb / pE5pC:t; NAmE pEr5pC:rt /
[V to inf] ( formal) to claim to be sth or to have done sth, when this may not be true 自称；标榜
SYN profess :
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 / 5pE:pC:t; NAmE 5pE:rpC:rt / [sing.]
the ~ of sth ( formal) the general meaning of sth 主要意思；大意；主旨 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged pur·portI. \ˈpərˌpōr]t, ˈpə̄ˌ-, ˈpəiˌ-, -ˌpȯr], -ˌpōə], -ˌpȯ(ə)], usu ]d.+V; chiefly Brit -_pət\ noun
( -s) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, content, tenor, from purporter to contain, from Old French porporter to carry, convey, from por for + porter to carry — more at purchase , port 1.
a. : meaning conveyed, professed, or implied : import , tenor
< a look so piteous in purport — Shakespeare >
b. : meaning synthesized or synopsized : substance , gist
< gave the purport of their talk in a few words >2. obsolete : disguise , covering 3. : intention , purpose , design II. \_pərˈpō(ə)r]d, -ˈpȯ(ə)r], -ˈpōə], -ˈpȯ(r)] sometimes |pər|- or (ˈ)pə̄|- or (ˈ)pəi|-; usu ]d.+V; chiefly Brit ˈ ̷ ̷_pət\ transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s) 1. : to convey, imply, or profess outwardly (as meaning, intention, or true character) : have the often specious appearance of being, intending, claiming (something implied or inferred) : impart , profess
< a letter that purports to express public opinion >
< a law that purports to be in the interest of morality >
< men purporting to be citizens > 2. : to have in mind : intend , purpose
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