Supposed B Phrase Sup·Posed Adjective Believed C Twelve

sup·posed
\\sə-ˈpōzd; 1b & 2a usually -ˈpō-zəd, 3 & 4 often -ˈpōst\\ adjective1.
  a.
      twelve hours are supposed to elapse between Acts I and II — A. S. Sullivan
  b.
      trusted my supposed friends
2.
  a. held as an opinion : believed; also : mistakenly believed : imagined
      the sight which makes supposed terror true — Shakespeare
  b. considered probable or certain : expected
      it was not supposed that everybody could master the technical aspects — J. C. Murray
  c.
      you will be supposed to refer to my grandaunt — G. B. Shaw
3. made or fashioned by intent or design
    what's that button supposed to do
4.
  a. required by or as if by authority
      soldiers are supposed to obey their commanding officers
  b. given permission : permitted
      was not supposed to have visitors
• sup·pos·ed·ly \\-ˈpō-zəd-lē also -ˈpōzd-lē\\ adverb

supposed
  "believed or thought to exist," 1580s, pp. adj. from suppose (q.v.); often with the -e- pronounced, to distinguish it from the passive p.t. supposed, now common in the sense of "to have a duty or obligation" (1859).

supposed
sup·posed / sE5pEuzd; NAmE sE5pouzd / adjective [only before noun]
   used to show that you think that a claim, statement or way of describing sb / sth is not true or correct, although it is generally believed to be
   误以为的；误信的；所谓的
   SYN 

alleged

:
   This is the opinion of the supposed experts.
   这是所谓专家的看法。
   When did this supposed accident happen?
   这场所谓的事故发生在什么时候？

supposed adj.

sup·posed
\-zd sometimes -zə̇d\ adjective
Etymology: from past participle of suppose (I)
1.
 a. : believed to be or accepted as such usually on slight grounds or in error : erroneously imputed or ascribed
  < the supposed necessary laws of economics — M.R.Cohen >
 also : imagined
  < certain supposed evils which perhaps are not very real evils — A.B.Walkley >
 b. : — used in the phrase be supposed to
  < the United States was supposed to present the greatest ratification difficulties — E.P.Chase >
 c. : — used in the phrase be supposed to
  < you will be supposed to refer to my grandaunt — G.B.Shaw >
2.
 a. : — used in the phrase be supposed to
  < twelve hours are supposed to elapse between Acts I and II — A.S.Sullivan >
 b. : — used in the phrase be supposed to
  < we are supposed to be stable and weary and lacking new ideas — A.E.Stevenson b. 1900 >
3.
 a. : — used in the phrase be supposed to
  < it explains considerable but has to be strained beyond belief to explain all it is supposed to — H.J.Muller >
 b. : — used in the phrase be supposed to
  < what's that button supposed to do >
4.
 a. : under orders : required — used in the phrase be supposed to
  < the soldier … was supposed to furl the side flaps in the morning — Norman Mailer >
 b. : — used in the phrase be supposed to
  < you're not supposed to leave the guardroom at all this morning — Robert Lowry >

• sup·pos·ed·ly \-zə̇dlē, -li\ adverb