单词 | profess |
释义 | profess v (fml 文) 1 [Tn, Tf, Tt, Cn.a] claim (sth), often falsely 声称, 自称, 伪称, 妄称(某事物) I don´t profess expert knowledge of/to be an expert in this subject. 我并不自诩对这一问题内行[是这一问题的专家]. She professed total ignorance of the matter. 她自称对那事一无所知. He professed that he knew nothing about the plot. 他声称对该阴谋毫不知情. 2 [Tn, Cn.a] state openly that one has (a belief, feeling, etc) 公开表明(信仰、 感情等) They professed optimism about the outcome. 他们对结果表示乐观. He professed himself satisfied with the progress made. 他表明自己对所取得的进步感到满意. 3 [Tn] (a) publicly declare one´s faith in (a religion) 宣布自己的(宗教)信仰 Christians profess their faith when they say the Creed. 基督教徒在念信经时就表明了他们的宗教信仰. (b) have or belong to(the specified religion) 具有, 忠於(某宗教信仰) professIslam 信仰伊斯兰教. |
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