pose as
pose as — 片語動詞
- pose asbase form
- poses as3rd person singular
- posing as-ing form
- posed aspast simple
1. to falsely claim that you are a specific person or hold a certain professional r
假冒；假扮
假裝是特定的人或專業角色以行騙
to falsely claim that you are a specific person or hold a certain professional role, usually so that you can obtain access, information, or money that would otherwise be denied to you.
A man posing as a doctor gave patients the wrong medicine at the clinic.
一名假冒醫生的男子在診所給病人開錯藥。
pose as + professional role
Rafael posed as a hotel employee to get a master key to the rooms.
Rafael 假扮成飯店員工，藉此取得房間的萬能鑰匙。
Jack posed as a police officer and told the family to leave their home.
Jack 假扮成警察，叫那家人離開他們的住處。
A fraudster posing as the CEO called the bank and demanded a transfer of funds.
一名詐騙犯假冒執行長打電話給銀行，要求進行匯款。
pose as + authority figure in telephone scam
- pose as a doctor
- pose as a police officer
- pose as an official
- pose as an employee
- pose as a journalist
- pretend to be
more general; does not always carry the strong implication of fraud that 'pose as' does
- impersonate
more formal; often used when pretending to be a specific named individual
- masquerade as
slightly more dramatic or literary; suggests wearing a disguise
文法句型
pose as + person / role / identity
用法筆記
Always followed by a noun phrase that names the identity or role being pretended. Very common in news reports about fraud, scams, and security breaches.
常見錯誤
2. to make something appear to be a different kind of organization, institution, or
冒充；偽裝成
假裝是某組織、機構或服務以欺騙
to make something appear to be a different kind of organization, institution, or service with the aim of tricking people, especially in online scams or fraud.
Scammers posed as the local electricity company and demanded payment over the phone.
詐騙者冒充當地的電力公司，打電話要求付款。
pose as + company / organization
The email posing as a bank message asked Matthew to click a link and enter his password.
那封冒充銀行訊息的電子郵件要求 Matthew 點擊連結並輸入密碼。
Leo received a text from someone posing as his mobile provider asking for details.
Leo 收到一封自稱是他的電信業者傳來的簡訊，要求提供資料。
pose as + service provider in text message scam
A fake website posing as a government portal collected personal data from visitors.
一個假冒政府入口網站的假網站，收集了訪客的個人資料。
- pose as a charity
- pose as a company
- pose as a website
- pose as a bank
- pose as an organization
- pretend to be
more general; 'pose as' sounds more deliberate and deceptive
- masquerade as
similar register; often used for websites, emails, or organizations pretending to be legitimate
文法句型
pose as + organization / institution / thing
用法筆記
The subject can be a person, an email, a website, a text message, or any means of communication. Frequently occurs in descriptions of phishing, hoaxes, and fake services.