imposture
英 [?m'p?st??]
美[?m'pɑst??]
- n. 欺诈，欺骗；冒牌
GRE
助记提示
1. im- "into, in, on, upon" + post- + -ure.
2. 字面含义：put upon, place upon, a laying on.
3. => sb put himself upon the position which belongs to another.
4. 也就是说某人将他自己放置在本来属于别人的位置上。
5. put something bad like deception on sb.
6. 或者说：以次充好，以假乱真，以假代真。=> 欺骗、欺诈。
7. put false on true, put false replace true.
2. 字面含义：put upon, place upon, a laying on.
3. => sb put himself upon the position which belongs to another.
4. 也就是说某人将他自己放置在本来属于别人的位置上。
5. put something bad like deception on sb.
6. 或者说：以次充好，以假乱真，以假代真。=> 欺骗、欺诈。
7. put false on true, put false replace true.
中文词源
imposture 冒名行骗
im-,进入，使，-post,放置，词源同posture,compose. 引申词义放置，替代，冒名行骗。
英文词源
- imposture (n.)
- "act of willfully deceiving others," 1530s, from Middle French imposture, from Late Latin impostura, from impostus (see impost).
双语例句
- 1. Soiled by her imposture she remains silent.
- 她背着冒名顶替者的黑锅却一直沉默。
来自辞典例句
- 2. What tithes and tricks but an imposition, all a confounded imposture ? - and I can prove it.
- 有一件事情最让他觉得噩梦般骇人, 便是他从来闹不清楚,为什么要这般大张旗鼓地搞欺骗.
来自互联网
- 3. What are an imposition, all a confounded imposture? - and I can prove it.
- 什么 是宗教税,什么是宗教礼节, 都是骗人的,乱七八糟的事,我并且可以证实.
来自互联网