professed

英 [prəˈfest]

美 [prəˈfest]

adj.  公开表明的; 自称的; 自诩的; 假充的
v.  妄称; 伪称; 声称; 宣称; 公开表明; 信奉，信仰(某一宗教)
profess的过去分词和过去式

过去式：professed　过去分词：professed　

BNC.19932 / COCA.22162

牛津词典

adj.

• 公开表明的
  used to describe a belief or a position that sb has publicly made known
  1. a professed Christian/anarchist
     公开表明信仰的基督教徒；公开表明立场的无政府主义者
• 自称的；自诩的；假充的
  used to describe a feeling or an attitude that sb says they have but which may not be sincere
  1. These, at least, were their professed reasons for pulling out of the deal.
     至少这些是他们自称退出这宗交易的理由。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 自称；伪称；谎称；妄称
  If youprofess todo or have something, you claim that you do it or have it, often when you do not.
  1. She professed to hate her nickname...
     她自称痛恨自己的外号。
  2. Why do organisations profess that they care?...
     为什么机构都谎称自己对此很关心？
  3. 'I don't know,' Pollard replied, professing innocence.
     “我不知道，”波拉德回答说，谎称自己是无辜的。
  4. ...the Republicans' professed support for traditional family values.
     共和党人自称的对传统的家庭价值观的支持
• VERB 表达，表明（感情、观点、信仰等）
  If youprofessa feeling, opinion, or belief, you express it.
  1. He professed to be content with the arrangement...
     他对这个安排表示满意。
  2. Bacher professed himself pleased with the Indian tour.
     巴奇尔表示对印度之行很满意。
  3. ...a right to profess their faith in Islam.
     表明他们的伊斯兰教信仰的权利

双语例句

• Professed his desire to become a great writer.
  声称他想成为一个伟大的作家。
• Given my background, my politics, and my professed values and ideals, there will no doubt be those for whom my statements of condemnation are not enough.
  若从我的出身、我的政治立场、我信奉的价值和理想来考虑，毫无疑问，对那些我的支持者来说，我的谴责还远远不够。
• She professed herself to be guiltless ( or innocent).
  她声言自己是无辜的。
• He professed his dislike of music.
  他声言不喜欢音乐。
• He professed to be content with the arrangement
  他对这个安排表示满意。
• He professed one thing and did another;
  他声称一个事情然而做另一个；
• Practices entirely antithetical to her professed beliefs; hope is antithetic to despair.
  她公开声称的信仰与实际完全对立；希望是与绝望对立的。
• He professed that he knew nothing about the plot.
  他声称对该阴谋毫不知情。
• When the8th Route Army entered the town, these men professed repentance and the government did not punish them.
  当八路军进驻河间后，这帮人表示愿意悔改自新，所以政府对他们进行了宽大处理。
• Placido Domingo has always professed his Madridismo and even recorded Real Madrid's centenary anthem in2002.
  普拉西多·多明戈一直以来展现出了他的皇马情怀，在2002年的时候他录制了皇马世纪队歌。