Word · Frequency #23602
imitator
模仿者；效仿者
a person who copies another's words or behavior
- 1.
A person who imitates or apes another.
模仿或效仿他人的人。
冒名者；冒充者；模仿或效仿他人的人。；模仿者；临摹者；仿造者
In use
The comedian is a talented imitator who can copy any celebrity's voice.
Children are natural imitators, so parents should model good behavior.
Although he is an imitator of classical painters, his works are not exact copies.
an imitator of sb/sth
表示模仿的对象时，后接 of。
He is an imitator of the painter's style.
他是那位画家风格的模仿者。
be an imitator
常与 just、mere 等词连用，带贬义。
She is just an imitator, not a true innovator.
她只是个模仿者，不是真正的创新者。
sb's imitators
用所有格可以指模仿某一特定的人。
Many of the singer's imitators fail to capture her voice.
这位歌手的许多模仿者都无法再现她的嗓音。
Common mistakes
He imitators his teacher's accent.He imitates his teacher's accent.
imitator 是名词，不能当动词用；表达“模仿”的动作要用动词 imitate。应把 imitators 改为 imitates。
She is a good imitator for famous singers.She is a good imitator of famous singers.
表示“某人的模仿者”，imitator 后接介词 of，不用 for；of 引出被模仿的对象。
He is imitator of his father.He is an imitator of his father.
imitator 是可数名词单数，前面需要冠词 an；受汉语没有冠词的影响，容易漏掉。
Connections
Collocations
- a good imitator
- 善于模仿的人；模仿能力强的人
- She is a good imitator of different accents.她善于模仿不同的口音。
- a poor imitator
- 拙劣的模仿者
- He is a poor imitator of the famous comedian.他模仿那位著名喜剧演员模仿得很差。
- a mere imitator
- 纯粹的模仿者；毫无独创性的人
- The writer was dismissed as a mere imitator of Hemingway.这位作家被斥为不过是海明威的模仿者。
- a faithful imitator
- 忠实的模仿者；逼真的仿效者
- As a painter, she is a faithful imitator of Monet's technique.作为画家，她忠实地模仿莫奈的技法。
- a celebrity imitator
- 名人模仿者
- A celebrity imitator performed at the company party.一位名人模仿者在公司聚会上表演了节目。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
imitator = imitate（模仿）+ -or（…的人），想象一个模仿者跟在别人后面学动作。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：art and literature、entertainment、everyday behavior 通常指模仿他人言行或风格的人，语气中性，多用于书面语及正式场合；日常口语中更常用copycat等词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
imitator 的结尾是 -tator，读作 /teɪtə/。spectator、dictator、commentator 的结尾也读 /teɪtə/。alligator 也以 -ator 结尾，但读作 /ɡeɪtə/。注意 orator 和 visitor 是易混词：orator 读 /ˈɒrətə/，visitor 读 /ˈvɪzɪtə/，都不读 /eɪtə/。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.