Word · Frequency #19594
Fully loadedpretender
觊觎王位者；妄求王位者
a person who claims to be the rightful ruler or leader, especially one without just title
常指没有合法权利却自称君主的人
- 1.
One who puts forth a claim, or who aspires to or aims at something; a claimant, candidate, or aspirant; now, one who makes baseless pretensions.
提出要求或渴望某物的人；现在指无根据的自称者
- 2.
One who pretends or lays claim to something; one who makes a profession, show, or assertion, especially without adequate grounds, falsely, or with intent to deceive; a dissembler, deceiver, charlatan, hypocrite.
假装或声称拥有某物的人；尤其是没有充分理由、虚假或意图欺骗的人；伪君子,骗子
- 3.
A person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold.
宣称自己不持有的信仰和观点的人
冒牌者；冒充者；提出要求或渴望某物的人；现在指无根据的自称者；假装或声称拥有某物的人；尤其是没有充分理由、虚假或意图欺骗的人；伪君子,骗子；宣称自己不持有的信仰和观点的人；冒牌者
In use
The old man was a pretender to the throne, claiming descent from a lost royal line.
Many pretenders tried to seize power during the chaos after the king's death.
Scientists exposed the young psychic as a pretender who used clever tricks.
pretender to sth
常指无合法头衔的王位或职位觊觎者。
He is a pretender to the throne.
他是王位的觊觎者。
pretender as sth
表示冒充某种身份。
She was exposed as a pretender as a doctor.
她被揭露为冒牌医生。
pretender in sth
用于某领域内的冒牌者。
Connections
Collocations
- pretender to the throne
- 觊觎王位者
- The general was a pretender to the throne, and his rebellion shook the kingdom.这位将军是王位的觊觎者，他的叛乱动摇了整个王国。
- pretender to the title
- 觊觎头衔的人
- After the duke died, a pretender to the title emerged with forged documents.公爵去世后，一名觊觎头衔的人带着伪造文件出现了。
- mere pretender
- 只是个冒牌者
- He claims to be an expert, but he is a mere pretender.他自称专家，但不过是个冒牌者。
- false pretender
- 冒牌者；冒充者
- The false pretender was finally exposed when the real heir appeared.当真正的继承人出现时，这个冒牌者终于被揭穿了。
Idioms & figurative uses
- a pretender to the throne
- 觊觎王位者；觊觎王位的人The old general believed the young man was a pretender to the throne and refused to support him.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
pretend 是“假装”，加上 -er 就是“假装者、冒充者”；联想英国历史上想夺回王位的“觊觎王位者”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：历史或王位继承语境、正式写作与文学 这个词通常比较正式，多用于历史、政治或文学语境；日常口语中更常说 fake 或 impostor。
Grammar Note
常指无合法头衔的王位或职位觊觎者
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with pretender: stressed /e/ followed by /ndə/ (or /ndər/). Tender, contender, defender, offender, and surrender also share the -ender spelling. Watch out for lookalikes such as prettier /ˈprɪtiə/ and pretense /prɪˈtens/, which start with pre- but do not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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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