impersonation
noun uk/ɪmˌpɜː.sənˈeɪ.ʃən/ us/ɪmˌpɝː.sənˈeɪ.ʃən/
[ C ]（尤指为逗人发笑）扮演，模仿
the act of intentionally copying another person's characteristics, such as their behaviour, speech, appearance, or expressions, especially to make people laugh
He does a brilliant impersonation of Charles. 他出色地模仿了查尔斯。
Sally enlivens her anecdotes with hilarious impersonations. 萨莉用搞笑的模仿让她讲的趣闻轶事更加活泼。
[ U ]假冒他人
the act of attempting to deceive someone by pretending that you are another person
He was charged with impersonation of a police officer. 他被指控冒充警察。
Voter impersonation is the least common kind of voter fraud. 冒充其他选民是最不常见的一种选举欺诈行为。
See: impersonate
- More examples
- My dad was doing a passable impersonation of Fred Astaire.
- Djokovic is famed on the tennis circuit for his impersonations of fellow players.
- It is a sad fact that identity fraud or impersonation is increasingly common.
- Students need to be educated about the dangers on the Internet, including child predators, identity theft, false impersonation and bullying.