impostor

• n. 嘘つき、詐欺師

語源はimpostureと同じ。

impostor

impostor: [16] An impostor is etymologically someone who ‘imposes’ on others. The word comes via French imposteur from late Latin impostor, a contraction of classical Latin impositor. This was a derivative of imponere ‘put on’, hence ‘inflict, deceive’ (a compound verb based on ponere ‘put, place’), which also gave English impose [15], impost ‘tax’ [16], and imposture [16]. It is the ‘deceive’ sense of imponere, of course, that has come through into impostor.
=> compose, depose, impose, position

impostor (n.)

1580s, from Middle French imposteur (16c.), from Late Latin impostor, agent noun from impostus, collateral form of impositus, past participle of imponere "place upon, impose upon, deceive," from assimilated form of in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + ponere "to put place" (past participle positus; see position (n.)).

1. This is not Doctor Malcolm，he is an impostor .

これはマルコム医師ではありません。彼は詐欺師です。

2.The beasts snarled at this impostor ，and backed away，roaring.

野獣たちはこのなりすました人に向かって咆哮し、怒鳴って後退した。

3.It may be,you think me an impostor .

私が替え玉だと思っているかもしれません。

4.I feel like a lousy impostor .

私は自分がとんでもない替え玉のような気がします。

5.'John Silver，'he said，'you 're a prodigious villain and impostor -a monstrous impostor ，sir.

「ジョン?シルヴァー」と彼は言った。