imposture

英 [ɪm'pɒstʃə] 美 [ɪm'pɑstʃɚ]
  • n. 欺诈,欺骗;冒牌
GRE
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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.
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。

imposture (n.)
"act of willfully deceiving others," 1530s, from Middle French imposture, from Late Latin impostura, from impostus (see impost).
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.

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