每日商务英语 第66期:宣称

 　　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。

1 purport   

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   

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   

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。