"act of willfully deceiving others," 1530s, from Middle French imposture, from Late Latin impostura, from impostus (see impost).
中文解释
1. im- "into, in, on, upon" + post- + -ure.2. 字面含义：put upon, place upon, a laying on.3. => sb put himself upon the position which belongs to another.4. 也就是说某人将他自己放置在本来属于别人的位置上。5. put something bad like deception on sb.6. 或者说：以次充好，以假乱真，以假代真。=> 欺骗、欺诈。7. put false on true, put false replace true.
实用例句
1. Soiled by her imposture she remains silent.
她背着冒名顶替者的黑锅却一直沉默。
来自辞典例句
2. What tithes and tricks but an imposition, all a confounded imposture ? - and I can prove it.
有一件事情最让他觉得噩梦般骇人, 便是他从来闹不清楚,为什么要这般大张旗鼓地搞欺骗.
来自互联网
3. What are an imposition, all a confounded imposture? - and I can prove it.