impostor 冒充者；騙子 — 中文意思、英文定義、例句

1.名詞C1

釋義

冒充者；騙子

假冒他人身分行騙的人

someone who falsely claims a different identity, often a stranger's name, job, or rank, so that people will trust them or hand over money, access, or secrets.

例句

An impostor wearing a fake uniform walked past the guards at the embassy gate.

一名穿著假制服的冒充者大搖大擺走過大使館門口的警衛。

typical noun phrase: 'an impostor + wearing/posing/claiming...'

Yuna realised the man at her grandmother's door was an impostor when he could not name a single relative.

Yuna 發現站在祖母門口的男子是冒充者，因為他連一個親戚的名字都說不出來。

predicative: 'be an impostor' as the reveal of a deception

同義詞

impersonator
more neutral — often paid entertainer copying a celebrity; 'impostor' implies criminal or harmful intent
fraud
broader — anyone faking credentials, expertise, or character, not only identity
fake
informal; can describe a thing as well as a person
pretender
older / more literary; often used of someone claiming a title or throne

文法句型

an impostor + (modifier)

用法筆記

Almost always countable and modified — typical frame is 'an impostor + posing/claiming/pretending to be + [role or person]'. Subject of verbs like 'pose', 'pretend', 'claim'; object of verbs like 'unmask', 'expose', 'arrest', 'catch'.

常見錯誤

❌He is impostor.

✅He is an impostor.

💡the noun is countable and needs an article.

❌She felt impostor at the meeting.

✅She felt like an impostor at the meeting.

💡for the psychological sense, the natural phrasing is 'feel like an impostor' or 'impostor syndrome'.

impostor

impostor — 名詞

1. someone who falsely claims a different identity, often a stranger's name, job, o

文法句型

用法筆記

常見錯誤