/p???p??r.t??d/that has beenstatedto betrueor to havehappened,althoughthis may not be thecase:声称的,谣传的Arecentstudyinto the purportedhealthbenefitsof thedrinkwas notconclusive.最近一项关于饮酒有益健康一说的研究没有明确的结论。SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesGuesses and assumptions
a shot in the darkidiom
approximation
assumption
bet
conjecture
counterfactual
educated guess
estimate
guess
misestimation
overestimate
overestimation
preception
preconception
proposition
sneaking
speculation
speculatively
supposition
surmise
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purported| American Dictionary
purportedadjective[not gradable]us
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/p?r?p?r·t??d/claimedbut notprovedto betrue:[+ to infinitive]The newbrandofpotatochipsis purported to belowerincholesterol,fat, andcalories.(Definition ofpurportedfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/purported##