profess

verb

1. state insincerely

e.g. He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt
She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber
She pretends to be an expert on wine

Synonym: pretend

2. confess one's faith in, or allegiance to

e.g. The terrorists professed allegiance to their country
he professes to be a Communist

3. admit (to a wrongdoing)

e.g. She confessed that she had taken the money

Synonym: concedeconfess

4. practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about

e.g. She professes organic chemistry

5. take vows, as in religious order

e.g. she professed herself as a nun

6. receive into a religious order or congregation

7. state freely

e.g. The teacher professed that he was not generous when it came to giving good grades

1. 自称；伪称；谎称；妄称
If you profess 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 organisations profess 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 you profess 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。

1. 承认：今天有许多基督徒在顺利的环境下就承认(profess)他是基督徒. 但是碰到逆境的时候他就不承认了,说我不是基督徒. 真实的承认就不同了,无论在甚么环境里面,顺境也好,逆境也好,你都承认(confess)你是属于主的,因为你里面已经得着这一位主.

2. 表明：pretend假装 | profess表明 | promise承诺,答应

3. 伪称,声称：profane 世俗的 | profess 伪称,声称 | profession 职业