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Impersonate V Sense Im'pə:Səneit V.模仿;扮演 英 模仿(To Mimic);扮演(To

单词 impersonate
音标 [im'pə:səneit]
解释 v.模仿;扮演
红宝书 【英】 v. 模仿(to mimic);扮演(to act the part of)
【记】 im(进入)+person(人 ,角色)+ate→进入角 色→扮演
【例】 He impersonates all the well-known politicians exactly right.
字源 impersonate (v.)
1620s, "to invest with a personality," from assimilated form of Latin in- "into, in" (see in- (2)) + persona "person." Sense of "to assume the person or character of" is first recorded 1715. Earlier in same sense was personate (1610s). Related: Impersonated; impersonating.
不择手段背单词 v. (欺骗性地)假装...的性格或容貌; 扮演 = mimic
【记】personate(vt 扮演; 装扮); person(n 人, 角色)
【参】impersonator(n 演员; 模拟名人的艺人)
趣味全助记 【记】不寻常的词,同personate 扮演, 装扮, 拟人化,加im与不加意思相同

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