purport
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/pərˈpɔːrt/
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/pəˈpɔːt/
to say that you are or have something, even if it is not true
She purports to have been at the conference, but no one saw her there.
她聲稱她去了會議,但沒人在那裏見到她。
the main meaning or idea of something
The purport of her speech was to encourage young people to be more involved in environmental issues.
她演講的主旨是鼓勵年輕人更多地參與環境問題。