profess/prəˈfes/
vt.1. (常与to连用)表示;明言She professed a belief in God.她表示信仰上帝。
I don't profess to know anything about music.我没有自称懂得音乐。
A modest scholar never professed to have exhausted his subject.一个谦虚的学者从不自称对自己研究的课题已经作了详尽无遗的研究。
2. 声称to profess oneself fond of hard work声称喜欢辛勤工作