professed

动词 profess:

1. practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about
   同义词：profess
2. confess one's faith in, or allegiance to
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3. admit, make a clean breast of
   同义词：concede, profess, confess
4. state freely
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5. receive into a religious order or congregation
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6. take vows, as in religious order
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7. state insincerely
   同义词：profess, pretend

形容词 professed:

1. professing to be qualified
2. claimed with intent to deceive
3. openly declared as such
   同义词：avowed

1. He professed that he knew nothing about the plot.
   他声称对该阴谋毫不知情。
2. They professed optimism about the outcome.
   他们对结果表示乐观。
3. She professed total ignorance of the matter.
   她自称对那事一无所知。
4. He professed himself satisfied with the progress made.
   他表明自己对所取得的进步感到满意。
5. I'm rather sceptical about their professed sympathy for the poor.
   他们声称同情穷人，我对此有些怀疑。
6. He professed to know nothing about the matter.
   他声称对此事一无所知。
7. He professed himself to be a poet.
   他自称是诗人。