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单词 professed
释义 pro·fessed
\prəˈfest, prōˈ-\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from profes professed + -ed — more at profess
1. : characterized by having taken the vows of a religious order
 < nine professed nuns, a novice, and two postulants arrived — American Guide Series: Louisiana >
2.
 a. : openly and freely declared or acknowledged : affirmed
  < failed in its professed task — T.S.Eliot >
 b. : avowed with intent to deceive : hypocritical, insincere
3. : professing to be qualified : not amateur : expert
 < a professed philosopher — John Buchan >
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