supposed

Word family  noun supposition presupposition adjective supposed verb suppose presuppose adverb supposedly

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++sup·posed /səˈpəʊzd, səˈpəʊzɪd $ -ˈpoʊzd, -ˈpoʊzɪd/ ●○○ adjective [only before noun]  SAYclaimed by other people to be true or real, although you do not think they are right 据说的，所谓的 gossip about Emma’s supposed affair with Peter 埃玛和彼得所谓有私情的谣传

Examples from the Corpus

supposed• Under cross-examination I added a few more details about my supposed activities.• Even the supposed experts are unable to explain what's happening.• This system of racial stratification has often been explained in terms of the supposed genetically based inferiority of blacks.• Catch him in Birmingham tonight and form your own judgment on the supposed heir to Bevan, Foot and Kinnock.

sup·posed adjectiveChineseSyllable  

to by Corpus although other real, be people true or claimed

supposed
sup‧posed /səˈpəʊzd, səˈpəʊzəd $ -ˈpoʊzd, -ˈpoʊzəd/ adjective [only before noun]claimed by other people to be true or real, although you do not think they are right:
    gossip about Emma’s supposed affair with Peter

sup·posedBrE /səˈpəʊzd/ 🔊NAmE /səˈpoʊzd/ 🔊 adjective [only before noun] used to show that you think that a claim, statement or way of describing sb/sth is not true or correct, although it is generally believed to be 误以为的；误信的；所谓的 SYN alleged ◆This is the opinion of the supposed experts. 这是所谓专家的看法。🔊🔊◆When did this supposed accident happen? 这场所谓的事故发生在什么时候？🔊🔊