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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。
觊觎王位者；妄求王位者
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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
He is a pretender to the throne.
他是王位的觊觎者。
常指没有合法权利却自称君主的人
提出要求或渴望某物的人；现在指无根据的自称者
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.
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
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.
宣称自己不持有的信仰和观点的人
A person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold.
The old man was a pretender to the throne, claiming descent from a lost royal line.
这个老人是王位的觊觎者，自称是某个失落王室的后裔。
Many pretenders tried to seize power during the chaos after the king's death.
国王死后，许多冒牌者试图在混乱中夺取权力。
Scientists exposed the young psychic as a pretender who used clever tricks.
科学家揭露了那个年轻通灵者是个使用巧妙把戏的冒牌货。
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。
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。
用于某领域内的冒牌者。
Many pretenders in the art world claim to be experts.
艺术界有许多自称专家的冒牌者。
Not this
He is a pretender of the throne.
Use this
He is a pretender to the throne.
pretender后应接介词to表示‘觊觎某职位’，而不是of。
Not this
He is a pretender to be a king.
Use this
He is a pretender to the throne.
pretender后应接介词to加名词（表示觊觎目标），而不接不定式。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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.
老将军认为那个年轻人是觊觎王位的人，拒绝支持他。
哦哦，是的，我是伟大的伪装者
From 'The Great Pretender' by The Platters (1955). The singer admits he is pretending to be happy after a breakup.
出自The Platters乐队1955年的歌曲《The Great Pretender》。歌手承认自己在分手后假装开心。
我是伪装者
From 'The Pretender' by the Foo Fighters (2007). The line appears in the song's chorus, challenging conformity and phoniness.
出自Foo Fighters乐队2007年的歌曲《The Pretender》。这句歌词出现在副歌部分，表达对从众和虚伪的质疑。
Use pretender naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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”。
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。
常指无合法头衔的王位或职位觊觎者
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