impostor
英[?m'p?st?]
美[?m'pɑst?]
- n. 騙子；冒充者
詞態變化
復數:?impostors;
助記提示
1. im- "into, in, on, upon" + post- + -or.
2. 字面含義：put upon, place upon, a laying on.
3. => sb put himself upon the position which belongs to another.
4. 也就是說某人將他自己放置在本來屬于別人的位置上。
5. put something bad like deception on sb.
6. 或者說：以次充好，以假亂真，以假代真。=> 欺騙、欺詐。
7. put false on true, put false replace true.
8. 或者：impostor <=> pose. => 擺姿勢，擺樣子，裝腔作勢。=> 假裝、冒充。
中文詞源
impostor 冒名行騙者
詞源同imposture,冒名行騙。
英文詞源
- impostor
- impostor: [16] An impostor is etymologically someone who ‘imposes’ on others. The word comes via French imposteur from late Latin impostor, a contraction of classical Latin impositor. This was a derivative of imponere ‘put on’, hence ‘inflict, deceive’ (a compound verb based on ponere ‘put, place’), which also gave English impose [15], impost ‘tax’ [16], and imposture [16]. It is the ‘deceive’ sense of imponere, of course, that has come through into impostor.
=> compose, depose, impose, position - impostor (n.)
- 1580s, from Middle French imposteur (16c.), from Late Latin impostor, agent noun from impostus, collateral form of impositus, past participle of imponere "place upon, impose upon, deceive," from assimilated form of in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + ponere "to put place" (past participle positus; see position (n.)).
雙語例句
- 1. This is not Doctor Malcolm, he is an impostor.
- 這不是馬爾科姆醫生, 他是騙子.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. The beasts snarled at this impostor, and backed away, roaring.
- 野獸們對著這個冒充的人咆哮起來, 怒吼著后退.
來自辭典例句
- 3. It may be, you think me an impostor.
- 您也許以為我是冒名頂替的.
來自辭典例句
- 4. I feel like a lousy impostor.
- 我感到自己象個不倫不類的冒名頂替犯.
來自辭典例句
- 5. 'John Silver,'he said,'you're a prodigious villain and impostor - a monstrous impostor, sir.
- “ 約翰-希爾弗, ” 他說, “ 你是個大壞蛋、大騙子 —— 是個十惡不赦的騙子, 先生.
來自英漢文學 - 金銀島