Purport
[ 'pɝpɔt ]
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vt. 声称;意图;意味着;打算;
n. 意义，要旨;目的，意图;
💡 词根助记
port Port=carry,表示”拿,运”#词根助记：pur[=per全部]+port→全部拿到一起→要领,大意
📝 例句
Their major purport was:
章程的主要内容有：
the purport of his letter
他那封信的要点
His plans are not what they purport to be.
他的计划并不如他们所声称的那样。
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation.
对主旨、意图或解说充分领会理解的。
The purport of her letter was that she could not come.
她来信的意思是说她不能来。
🌱 联想助记
【记】pur-per每,port-港口:每个港口的设立都意味着对当地经济发展有重要意义
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
purport
n[sing]
~ (of sth) (fml 文) general meaning or intention (of sth) 主要意义; 大意; 意图
The purport of the statement is that the firm is bankrupt. 该项声明大意是该商行已破产.
purport v [Tt]
(fml 文) be meant to seem (to be); claim or pretend 意思似乎是; 声称; 伪称
The document purports to be an official statement. 该文件据称是一项正式声明.
🔁 扩展释义
*['pә:pɒ:t]n. 意义, 要旨, 目的vt. 意味着, 声称, 打算【法】 意义, 主旨, 目的
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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I feel sorry for the beggars, but I can't stand it when they teach their children how to beg.
我很同情乞丐，但我真的看不惯他们教孩子怎么样行乞。
You will disgrace yourself if you dress in rags.
假如你穿得邋邋遢遢的，你将有损自己的形象。
Yet their present development is wholly different,
但是，这两个地方目前的发展程度完全不一样。