| 单词 | impersonate |
| 释义 | impersonate (once / 2393 pages) v Impersonate means to pretend to be someone you're not. If you impersonate a bank teller in order to gain access to the money in the vault, you better hope nobody at the bank asks you any questions. Impersonate comes from the Latin in and persona, meaning "to invest with a personality." It often is used to describe someone posing as someone else for criminal purposes, but you can also impersonate someone for comedic effect. You may have seen actors on television do this. They impersonate politicians and celebrities by wearing wigs and makeup and try to match the famous person's mannerisms and way of speaking as closely as possible. WORD FAMILYimpersonate: impersonated, impersonates, impersonating, impersonation, impersonator+/impersonation: impersonations/impersonator: impersonators/persona: impersonate, personae, personas USAGE EXAMPLESProsecutors say Cunha contacted her old firm and impersonated or pretended to be several people who held policies with that company. Washington Times(Dec 24, 2016) Let’s turn our neighbours back into our neighbours, and turn our backs on those who impersonate them. The Guardian(Dec 20, 2016) The thieves impersonated more than 6,100 news and content publishers, stealing advertising revenue that marketers intended to run on those sites, White Ops said. New York Times(Dec 20, 2016) 1v pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions Syn|Hypo|Hyper personate, pose masquerade pretend to be someone or something that you are not betray, deceive, lead astray cause someone to believe an untruth 2v assume or act the character of She impersonates Madonna Syn|Hyper portray act, play, represent play a role or part 3v represent another person with comic intentions Hyper mock imitate with mockery and derision |
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