单词 | impostorship |
释义 | impostorshipn. The office or character of an impostor. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > a charlatan, fraudster > [noun] > character or condition of faitourc1500 impostureship1608 impostorship1620 fraudulency1857 saltimbanquism1861 1620 T. Shelton tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote III. xi. 68 This Vale of Tears where there's scarce anything without Mixture of Mischief, Impostorship or Villany. 1641 J. Milton Of Prelatical Episc. 23 An examiner, and discoverer of this impostorship. 1823 ‘G. Smith’ Not Paul, but Jesus 185 Should he..find himself stigmatized as an impostor;—find himself encountered by a certificate of impostorship. 1836 Fraser's Mag. 13 334 In the annals of literary, as well as political impostorship. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1620 |
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