/pəˈpɔːt/
with infinitive
- appear to be or do something, especially falsely看起来是, 显得想做（尤指假充）：
she is not the person she purports to be.
她并非看上去的那种人。
/ˈpɜːpɔːt/
mass noun
1- the meaning or substance of something, typically a document or speech（尤指公文或演说的）意义; 要旨, 大意, 含义：
I do not understand the purport of your remarks.
我不懂你那番话的要义。
1.1
- the purpose of a person or thing目的, 意图：
the purport of existence.
生存目的。
派生词
purportedly
adverb词源
English （in the sense 'express, signify'）： from Old French purporter, from medieval Latin proportare, from Latin pro- 'forth' + portare 'carry, bear'. The sense 'appear to be' dates from the late 18th cent.