pur·port/pɜ`pɔrt; pɜːˈpɔːt/ v purport to be/ be purported to beformal used to say that people say that something is true about something or someone, especially when you doubt this 【正式】 据称是…，声称是…: The painting is purported to be the work of Monet. 这幅画据称是莫奈的原作。