profess
/prəˈfɛs/
- vt.
- 声称，以...为业，伪称，讲授
- vi.
- 表白，承认，当教授
中文释义来自 ECDICT
词源链
- 英语English
profess
词源说明
From Old French professer, and its source, the participle stem of Latin profitērī, from pro- + fatērī (“to confess, acknowledge”).
释义
动词verb
- 1transitive, chiefly passive voiceTo administer the vows of a religious order to (someone); to admit to a religious order. [from 14th c.]
- 2reflexiveTo declare oneself (to be something). [from 16th c.]
- 3ambitransitiveTo declare; to assert, affirm. [from 16th c.]