profess副词

1. vt. 声称; 公开表明 claim sth, often falsely; state openly

1.自称；伪称；谎称；妄称
If youprofess to do or have something, you claim that you do it or have it, often when you do not.

e.g. She professed to hate her nickname...
她自称痛恨自己的外号。
e.g. Why do organisationsprofess that they care?...
为什么机构都谎称自己对此很关心？

2.表达，表明（感情、观点、信仰等）
If youprofess a feeling, opinion, or belief, you express it.

e.g. He professed to be content with the arrangement...
他对这个安排表示满意。
e.g. Bacher professed himself pleased with the Indian tour.
巴奇尔表示对印度之行很满意。

• profess one's faith表明宗教信仰
• profess a gaiety显示出快乐
• profess Islam表白信仰教
• profess modern languages打算教授现代语
• profess total ignorance自称一无所知

• profess boldly冒失地声称
• profess gaily愉快地显示
• profess shamelessly无耻地自称
• profess vainly含糊地表白

• She professed herself much relieved.

  出自：F. A. Kemble

• Theorists..quick to profess that much..that has been said..is wavering, chaotic.

  出自：M. H. Abrams

• Abolitionists, such as Belloc professed himself to be.

  出自：A. N. Wilson

• To profess nothing less than his 'unconditional devotion'.

  出自：P. Gay

1. profess的基本意思是“声称”,指在有反对意见的情况下明确陈述,本词的特征在于是区别于官方声明(declare)的个人陈述。profess有时含有所谓的或不真实的意味。
2. profess是及物动词,可接抽象名词、动词不定式、that从句作宾语,还可接以to be+ n./adj./v -ed充当补足语的复合宾语。可用于被动结构。