| 单词 | impersonation |
| 释义 | impersonation (once / 5205 pages) n Impersonation is when someone pretends to be another person. If you pretend to be your twin brother all day at school, that's impersonation. There are a few different forms of impersonation — some of them are harmless, like comedians who use impersonation to mimic the voices and mannerisms of famous people, or actors who play historical figures in movies. Other kinds of impersonation are harmful, including when a thief takes someone's identity (including Social Security number and bank information) in order to steal their money. Impersonation has the Latin roots in-, "into," and persona, "person." WORD FAMILYimpersonation: impersonations+/impersonate: impersonated, impersonates, impersonating, impersonation, impersonator/impersonator: impersonators/persona: impersonate, personae, personas USAGE EXAMPLESThe suspect is facing charges of obstruction, false imprisonment, destruction of private property, impersonation to deceive law enforcement and two out-of-state felony warrants. Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016) What about impersonation attacks such as spoofing emails from a finance chief to get payroll records? Seattle Times(Dec 26, 2016) All of a sudden, Hardy is off the couch, scrambling around a coffee table with an imaginary football, doing his impersonation of This New Quarterback. Los Angeles Times(Dec 24, 2016) 1n pretending to be another person Syn|Hyper imposture deceit, deception, dissembling, dissimulation the act of deceiving 2n imitating the mannerisms of another person Syn|Hypo|Hyper personation apery, mimicry the act of mimicking; imitative behavior mockery, parody, takeoffhumorous or satirical mimicry acting, performing, playacting, playing the performance of a part or role in a drama 3n a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect Syn|Hypo|Hyper caricature, imitation mock-heroic a satirical imitation of heroic verse burlesque, charade, lampoon, mockery, parody, pasquinade, put-on, sendup, spoof, takeoff, travestya composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way humor, humour, wit, witticism, wittiness a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter |
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