英漢辭典

1. vt. (及物動詞 transitive verb)
   1. 表示,聲稱,承認

   He professes a great dislike for me.

   他表示對我很反感

   He professed himself a supporter of the Jacobites.

   他聲稱是詹姆斯黨的支持者

   She professed herself convinced.

   她表示自己已被說服.

2. 2. 宣稱信仰,表明忠於

   Christians profess Christ and the Christian religion.

   基督教徒宣稱信仰基督和基督教.

3. 3. 正式准予…加入教團,正式接受…入教

4. 4. 自稱,冒充,假裝

   I don't profess to be a doctor.

   我並未自稱是博士

   He professed ignorance.

   他假裝不知道.

5. 5. 以…為業

   profess law [medicine]

   以律師[醫生]為職業

6. 6. (以教授身分)教,教授

   Dr. Daniels professes the Japanese language.

   丹尼爾斯博士教日語.



7. vi. (不及物動詞 intransitive verb)
   1. 聲稱,表白;宣誓入教;表示友好

8. 2. 當教授

柯林斯英英辭典

vb

1. to affirm or announce (something, such as faith); acknowledge

to profess ignorance

to profess a belief in God

vt. (transitive verb)

1. [tr] to claim (something, such as a feeling or skill, or to be or do something), often insincerely or falsely

to profess to be a skilled driver

2. to receive or be received into a religious order, as by taking vows

3. [Etymology] C14: from Latin profiteri to confess openly, from pro-¹ + fateri to confess