purportedly

[US]/'pɝpɔtɪdli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. 据称

Example Sentences

The Didot Perceval, named after the manuscript\'s former owner, and purportedly a prosification of Robert de Boron\'s sequel to Joseph d\'Arimathie.

迪多珀西法尔,以手稿的前主人来命名,据称是罗伯特描写约瑟夫·达里玛蒂故事的一个结局。

Real-world Examples

This purportedly can lead to insulin resistance.

这也会引起胰岛素抵抗。

Source: Popular Science Essays

Organisers can purportedly inject a dose of youthful dynamism into such outfits.

而组织者可以给这些组织注入新鲜活力。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

This is purportedly the longest glass-bottomed bridge on earth or above it.

据说这是地球上最长的玻璃桥。

Source: CNN 10 Student English May 2022 Collection

This after an amateur video purportedly shows a pregnant woman thrown to the ground by uniformed police.

据称视频中显示一名穿着制服的警员将一位孕妇扔在了地上。

Source: AP Listening October 2014 Collection

Images purportedly filmed in secret show detainees being forced to strip while a camp worker hoses them down.

秘密拍摄的视频图像显示有拘留者被迫脱去衣服,同时有营地工人拿水管冲他们。

Source: BBC Listening Collection December 2013

Americans, by contrast-at least in the maturity of old age—have more intergroup wisdom than the purportedly collectivist Japanese.

相反,美国人——至少在年龄比较高的那一组中——在群体判断力的得分上比据称崇尚集体主义的日本人要高。

Source: The Economist - Technology

" Old Dominion" was purportedly what England's King Charles II called Virginia because of its initial loyalty to England.

据称Old Dominion是英国国王查尔斯二世称的弗吉尼亚州,因为它是最初忠于英格兰的。

Source: CNN 10 Student English December 2018 Collection

And it’s sometimes called the Dark Ages, because it was purportedly unenlightened.

它有时被称为黑暗时代,因为据称它是未开化的。

Source: World History Crash Course

They purportedly present both sides of an issue, but the commentator is always biased.

他们据称提出了一个问题的两面,但评论员总是有偏见。

Source: 2009 ESLPod

His detention is said to be linked to audio messages in which he purportedly accuses party colleagues of receiving illegal funds.

据说,他被拘留与一条音频信息有关,在这条音频中,据称他指责党内同事收受非法资金。

Source: BBC Listening Collection September 2023

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