impostor: [16] An impostor is etymologically someone who ‘imposes’ on others. The word comes via French imposteur from late Latin impostor, a contraction of classical Latin impositor. This was a derivative of imponere ‘put on’, hence ‘inflict, deceive’ (a compound verb based on ponere ‘put, place’), which also gave English impose [15], impost ‘tax’ [16], and imposture [16]. It is the ‘deceive’ sense of imponere, of course, that has come through into impostor. => compose, depose, impose, position
impostor (n.)
1580s, from Middle French imposteur (16c.), from Late Latin impostor, agent noun from impostus, collateral form of impositus, past participle of imponere "place upon, impose upon, deceive," from assimilated form of in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + ponere "to put place" (past participle positus; see position (n.)).
实用例句
1. This is not Doctor Malcolm, he is an impostor.
这不是马尔科姆医生, 他是骗子.
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2. The beasts snarled at this impostor, and backed away, roaring.
野兽们对着这个冒充的人咆哮起来, 怒吼着后退.
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3. It may be, you think me an impostor.
您也许以为我是冒名顶替的.
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4. I feel like a lousy impostor.
我感到自己象个不伦不类的冒名顶替犯.
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5. 'John Silver,'he said,'you're a prodigious villain and impostor - a monstrous impostor, sir.
