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单词 purported
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purportedadj.

Brit. /pəˈpɔːtᵻd/, /pəːˈpɔːtᵻd/, U.S. /pərˈpɔrdəd/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: purport v., -ed suffix1.
Etymology: < purport v. + -ed suffix1.
Professed, alleged.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > language > statement > assertion without proof > [adjective] > claimed, maintained, or professed
asserted1685
purported1885
1885 Reno (Nevada) Evening Gaz. 14 July A series of preambles..referred the purported amendments back to the Senate.
1894 F. B. Shawe in Daily News 19 June 6/2 Your readers will now be able to form an opinion as to the authenticity of this purported discovery.
1931 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 43 590 What should an extra weight do to this purported change in potential?
1967 Listener 11 May 626/2 The purported informal conversations..are made deeply embarrassing.
1988 L. Appignanesi Simone de Beauvoir vi. 122 The Second Sex was placed on the Papal list of forbidden literature for its purported celebration of free love.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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