Word · Frequency #34311
imposter
noun
冒名顶替者；骗子
a person who makes deceitful pretenses
- 1.
a person who makes deceitful pretenses
假装者
假装者；冒名顶替者；骗子；[法] 冒名顶替者；骗子
In use
The hospital discovered that the new doctor was actually an imposter with no medical training.
Several imposters tried to gain access to the exclusive event by using fake invitations.
She felt like an imposter among the seasoned professionals at the conference.
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。
Common mistakes
He is imposter.He is an imposter.
imposter 是可数名词，前面需要加不定冠词 a 或 an。
There are many imposter in the company.There are many imposters in the company.
imposter 的复数形式是 imposters，需加 -s。
He imposter as a police officer.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”。
Connections
Learner notes
Grammar Note
可数名词，指冒名顶替者或骗子。
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。
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