purportedly

[US]/'pɝpɔtɪdli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. 據稱

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.

迪多珀西法爾,以手稿的前主人來命名,據稱是羅伯特描寫約瑟夫·達裏瑪蒂故事的一個結局。

Real-world Examples

This purportedly can lead to insulin resistance.

這也會引起胰島素抵抗。

Source: Popular Science Essays

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

而組織者可以給這些組織注入新鮮活力。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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

據說這是地球上最長的玻璃橋。

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.

據稱視頻中顯示一名穿着制服的警員將一位孕婦扔在了地上。

Source: AP Listening October 2014 Collection

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

祕密拍攝的視頻圖像顯示有拘留者被迫脫去衣服,同時有營地工人拿水管衝他們。

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,美國人——至少在年齡比較高的那一組中——在羣體判斷力的得分上比據稱崇尚集體主義的日本人要高。

Source: The Economist - Technology

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

據稱Old Dominion是英國國王查爾斯二世稱的弗吉尼亞州,因爲它是最初忠於英格蘭的。

Source: CNN 10 Student English December 2018 Collection

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

它有時被稱爲黑暗時代,因爲據稱它是未開化的。

Source: World History Crash Course

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

他們據稱提出了一個問題的兩面,但評論員總是有偏見。

Source: 2009 ESLPod

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

據說,他被拘留與一條音頻信息有關,在這條音頻中,據稱他指責黨內同事收受非法資金。

Source: BBC Listening Collection September 2023

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