imposture
UK/im'pɒstʃә/US
GREA1
释义
n.
The act of deceiving by pretending to be someone else
冒充,欺诈行为
词根拆分
词根派生impost(or)不,相反的
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-ure放置,放,安放
=imposture
-ure 名词,指 impostor 所做的行为:欺骗本身——把自己冒充成别人。imposture 是行为;impostor 是人。
常用搭配
- 1.expose an imposture揭露欺诈
- 2.elaborate imposture精心策划的冒充
例句
- 1.
His imposture was eventually uncovered by a colleague.
他的冒充行为最终被一位同事识破。
- 2.
The whole scheme was an elaborate imposture.
整个骗局是一场精心策划的冒名欺诈。
易混词辨析
imposture 与 impostor:imposture(-ure)是欺骗的行为;impostor(-or)是行骗的人。只差一组字母:行为 vs 行为人。