每日商務英語 第66期:宣稱
to purport to be 宣稱
To have the possibly false appearance of being something or claiming to do something
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網公司的創辦人,所有人都對此一笑了之,但後來,他們發現這是真的。