impostor

im'pɒstә

GRE

n a person who makes deceitful pretenses

n. 冒名顶替者, 骗子, 冒牌

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BNC 频率

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使用频率

impostor 的前缀 im- 表示“否定”，而词根 post 源于拉丁语，意为“放置、放”。结合起来，可以理解为“放置在其他人之上的人”，即冒名顶替者。

例句

1. Many people feel like an impostor when they start a new job.

很多人在开始新工作时会感到自己像是个冒名顶替者。

2. She was afraid that someone would discover she was an impostor and not as talented as she seemed.

她害怕有人发现她其实是个冒名顶替者，并不像看起来那么有才华。

3. The impostor tried to trick everyone by pretending to be a famous author.

冒名顶替者试图通过假装成一位著名作家来欺骗大家。