動(dòng)詞 personate:

1. pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions
   同義詞：pose, impersonate
2. attribute human qualities to something
   同義詞：personify

personate

v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
per.son.at.ed,per.son.at.ing,per.son.ates
To play the role or portray the part of (a character); impersonate.
飾演，扮演：表演角色或扮演…的角色（人物）；假扮
To endow with personal qualities; personify.
賦予人的性格，擬人化
Law To assume the identity of, with intent to deceive.
【法律】 假冒，冒充：為了欺騙而假冒身份

來(lái)源：
Late Latin persôn3re persôn3t- [to bear the character of, represent]
后期拉丁語(yǔ) persôn3re persôn3t- [使…帶有個(gè)性，代表]
from Latin persôna [person] * see person
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) persôna [人，人物，人格] *參見(jiàn) person

【引伸】
per.sona.tion
n.（名詞）
per.sona.tive
adj.（形容詞）
per.sona.tor
n.（名詞）

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personate
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adj.Botany （形容詞）【植物學(xué)】
Having two lips, with the throat closed by a prominent palate. Used of a corolla, such as that of the snapdragon.
假面狀的：有兩片唇狀物，其入口處被一突出的萼包裹著的。用于形容花冠，如金魚(yú)草的花冠

來(lái)源：
Latin persôn3tus [masked]
拉丁語(yǔ) persôn3tus [戴面具的]
from persôna [mask] * see person
源自 persôna [面具] *參見(jiàn) person