to purport to be 宣稱
英文釋義
To have the possibly false appearance of being something or claiming to do something
例句
The elderly gentleman purported to be the founder of an internet company, and everyone only smiled at him until they discovered it was true.
這位老先生宣稱是某家互聯(lián)網(wǎng)公司的創(chuàng)辦人，所有人都對(duì)此一笑了之，但后來(lái)，他們發(fā)現(xiàn)這是真的。