impersonation

英 [ɪmˌpɜːsəˈneɪʃən]

美 [ˌɪmpərsəˈneɪʃən]

n.  模拟，扮演，假扮（角色）; 冒名顶替，假冒身份

复数：impersonations　

TOEFL计算机

BNC.20143 / COCA.21249

柯林斯词典

• VERB 假冒;模仿
  If someoneimpersonatesa person, they pretend to be that person, either to deceive people or to make people laugh.
  1. He was returned to prison in 1977 for impersonating a police officer...
     他 1977 年因冒充警官而再次入狱。
  2. Tom was a brilliant mimic who could impersonate most of the college staff.
     汤姆的模仿能力是超一流的，他能惟妙惟肖地模仿学院里的大多数老师。

英英释义

noun

• imitating the mannerisms of another person
  Synonym:personation
• pretending to be another person
  Synonym:imposture
• a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
  Synonym:caricatureimitation

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