imposture

n. 欺诈, 冒牌

发音

US /ɪmˈpɒstjʊə(ɹ)/

词形变化

impostures 复数 impostures

别名

impostury

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The act or conduct of an impostor; deception practiced under a false or assumed character; fraud or imposition.

    可数 不可数

    1923, Ernest Bramah, The Eyes of Max Carrados "I thought that you were a genuine mathematician—I vouched for it," replied Sir Fergus with more regret than anything else. "And the extent of your achievement has been to contrive a vulgar imposture—in the guise of an ingenious inventor to swindle society by a sham automaton that doesn't even work."

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

impersonation

上位词 4

deception deceit dissembling dissimulation

词源

From Middle French imposture, from Late Latin impostura, Latin impostus.

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