Word · Frequency #34311
imposter
冒名顶替者；骗子
核心释义
a person who makes deceitful pretenses
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假装者
a person who makes deceitful pretenses
假装者；冒名顶替者；骗子；[法] 冒名顶替者；骗子
用法In use
The hospital discovered that the new doctor was actually an imposter with no medical training.
用法提示：此处 imposter 作为可数名词，指冒名顶替他人身份的人。
Several imposters tried to gain access to the exclusive event by using fake invitations.
用法提示：此处 imposters 为复数形式，指多个骗子或冒名者。
She felt like an imposter among the seasoned professionals at the conference.
用法提示：此处 imposter 表示因不自信而产生的“冒充者”心理感受。
someone is an imposter
常用于描述某人并非其自称的身份。
He was an imposter who pretended to be a doctor.
他是一个冒充医生的冒名顶替者。
someone is revealed as / turns out to be an imposter
强调伪装被揭穿。
The security guard turned out to be an imposter.
那名保安原来是个冒名顶替者。
常见错误Common mistakes
易错句子He is imposter.正确表达He is an imposter.
imposter 是可数名词，前面需要加不定冠词 a 或 an。
易错句子There are many imposter in the company.正确表达There are many imposters in the company.
imposter 的复数形式是 imposters，需加 -s。
易错句子He imposter as a police officer.正确表达He impersonates a police officer.
imposter 是名词，不能用作动词；应使用动词 impersonate 表示“冒充”。
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学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词，指冒名顶替者或骗子。
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