The Open Dictionary

purported

形容詞

UK/pəˈpɔː.tɪd/
US/pɝːˈpɔːr.t̬ɪd/

定義 purported 形容詞

  1. Before noun

    represented or appearing to be true or real, but potentially not so.

    • The company claims that their new product will significantly increase productivity.

    • The artist was purportedly inspired by a dream when creating this painting.

    • The study examined the purported therapeutic effects of the drug, but the results were inconclusive.