impersonated
なりすました
解説 Definition
他人になりすまして行動したこと。身分や身元を偽って振る舞うこと。
Impersonated means pretended to be another person by copying their identity, voice, or behavior. It can be used for entertainment, but it is also common in discussions of fraud or deception.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず中に person が見えるので、「誰かの person（人物像）を自分の身にまとう」と考えると覚えやすいです。imitate は単にまねするだけですが、impersonate は“その人本人として振る舞う”ところまで踏み込む語。impersonate a police officer / impersonate someone online のように、身分を偽る場面でよく使われます。impersonated はその過去形・過去分詞で、「実際になりすました／なりすまされた文脈だ」と結びつけると定着しやすいです。
You can see `person` inside `impersonated`, which helps: it means taking on another person's identity. It is stronger than just `imitated`, because it suggests acting as that person, often falsely. Think of patterns like `impersonated a police officer` or `impersonated someone online`.
例文
The fraudster impersonated a bank manager to steal customers' savings.
その詐欺師は銀行の支店長になりすまして顧客の貯金を盗んだ。
He impersonated a police officer and was arrested for identity fraud.
彼は警察官になりすまし、身分詐称で逮捕された。
Someone impersonated the school principal in an email asking parents for money.
誰かが校長になりすまして、保護者に金銭を求めるメールを送った。
impersonated の類義語・関連語
impersonated の語源・成り立ち Etymology
impersonated は in-「中へ・その姿で」+ person「人物」+ -ate から成り、ラテン語 persona「仮面・役」にさかのぼります。personality や personal も同根で、「別人の役を身にまとう」が「なりすます」になったと分かります。
"Impersonated" comes from "impersonate," built from "in-" and "person," with roots in Latin "persona," meaning a mask or role. The original idea was to take on another person's character or role, like an actor wearing a mask. From that, the word developed the sense of pretending to be someone else. Related words include "person," "personal," and "personality."
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