impersonationn.

Brit.

/ɪmˌpəːsəˈneɪʃn/,

/ɪmˌpəːsnˈeɪʃn/, U.S.

/ᵻmˌpərs(ə)nˈeɪʃən/

Forms:

α. 1500s– impersonation.

β. 1600s– empersonation (now rare).

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: im- prefix¹, personation n.

Etymology: < im- prefix¹ + personation n. Compare later impersonate v.Compare post-classical Latin impersonatio (12th cent. in a British source). With the β. forms compare em- prefix.

a. The action or an act of representing or imagining an immaterial thing or abstract quality as a person or being; the attribution of human form, nature, or characteristics to something; personification.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > representation > physical representation of abstraction > personification > [noun]

impersonation1589

personalizing1728

impersonification1784

impersonization1796

personation1832

personalization1863

1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie sig. Mm^v/1 (index) Prosopopeia, or the false impersonation.

?c1622 E. Bolton Hypercritica (1722) iv. vii. 241 In writing an History thou bearest a fourfold person, and in regard of that Empersonation, thou standest charged with a fourfold Duty.

1762 G.-A. Gallini Treat. Art of Dancing 131 The allegorical impersonation of the moral Beings, whether the Virtues or the Vices.

1800 Collins' Poems 128 (note) We include the Impersonation of Passions, Affections, Virtues and Vices.

1851 J. Ruskin Stones of Venice I. App. xxi. 399 In figurative representation there is always impersonation.

a1916 S. A. Brooke Naturalism in Eng. Poetry (1920) vii. 145 Could impersonation go further, or be more real, more alive, more happy? We are quite satisfied that Nature has a personal life, while we read the poem.

2015 N. M. Williams Imitations of Self v. 148 His [sc. Jiang Yan] literary impersonation of animals, plants, historical figures, and other poets is related to the classical Greco-Roman trope of prosopopoeia.

b. A person or thing considered or imagined as representing an immaterial thing or abstract quality; (also) the embodiment or personification of a particular quality, idea, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > representation > physical representation of abstraction > personification > [noun] > a personification

personater1606

personator1622

impersonification1784

impersonization1796

impersonation1797

personification1807

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > an individual case or instance > [noun] > typical or representative case > that which typically exhibits a quality > person

figurer1548

illustrator1598

piece1615

exemplifiera1677

impersonation1797

specimen1817

exemplificator1828

incarnation1833

1797 Oracle & Public Advertiser 14 Mar. The marriage of the Thames with Bellona is rather a remote impersonation of a victory off Cape St. Vincent's.

1825 La Belle Assemblée 1 Aug. 54/2 I could have fancied myself some fairy creation exempted from the contagion of its sufferings—the palpable impersonation of a dream.

1850 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire II. xvi. 231 He proclaimed himself..the supreme impersonation of the laws.

1901 Pacific 14 Feb. 6/2 The Queen..looked the very impersonation of dignity and repose.

1919 H. W. Ruoff Standard Dict. Facts iii. 380/2 Interest in the novel is centered on Amelia, an impersonation of virtue without intellect as contrasted with Becky Sharp, who is an impersonation of intellect without virtue.

2011 A. Styhre Knowl. Sharing in Professions i. i. 20 Religious leaders may be regarded as an impersonation of reason and true and justful thinking.

2. The action or an act of pretending to be someone else, usually for the purpose of entertainment or fraud; imitation of a person's voice, mannerisms, etc.; (in early use esp.) the acting of a role in a play, etc.See also female impersonation n. at female n. and adj. Compounds 1c.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > acting > [noun] > of a character

personage1534

personation1589

impersonating1609

personating1615

impersonification1787

impersonation1792

personification1814

impersonization1890

1792 Observer 7 Oct. Callot D'Herbois was a low strolling degraded Actor, whose impersonations were as execrable, as his personal character was.

1825 Gentleman's Mag. 95 i. 332/2 Her [sc. Mrs. Siddons] sublime impersonation of that heroic woman.

1871 Parl. Deb. 3rd Ser. 207 1763 When it was known that from 5 to 10 per cent of the electors never attended the poll, the extent of impersonation was at once apparent.

1877 Spirit of Times 24 Nov. 450/2 It was a series of character sketches and impersonations calculated to cause a laugh.

1923 Humorist 29 Dec. 564/2 Half an hour later he reappeared in the drawing-room,..clad in turkey-red twill and cotton-wool in an impersonation of Father Christmas.

1950 Times Lit. Suppl. 22 Dec. 814/3 Into a great acting personality there must surely enter rare powers of impersonation.

2010 S. Fry Fry Chrons. 150 On the rare occasions that public-school boys had got on to the bus..he and his friends at the back would do cawing, honking, drawling impersonations of them.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	impersonation
释义	impersonationn. Brit. /ɪmˌpəːsəˈneɪʃn/, /ɪmˌpəːsnˈeɪʃn/, U.S. /ᵻmˌpərs(ə)nˈeɪʃən/ Forms: α. 1500s– impersonation. β. 1600s– empersonation (now rare). Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: im- prefix¹, personation n. Etymology: < im- prefix¹ + personation n. Compare later impersonate v.Compare post-classical Latin impersonatio (12th cent. in a British source). With the β. forms compare em- prefix. 1. a. The action or an act of representing or imagining an immaterial thing or abstract quality as a person or being; the attribution of human form, nature, or characteristics to something; personification. ΘΚΠ society > communication > representation > physical representation of abstraction > personification > [noun] impersonation1589 personalizing1728 impersonification1784 impersonization1796 personation1832 personalization1863 1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie sig. Mm^v/1 (index) Prosopopeia, or the false impersonation. ?c1622 E. Bolton Hypercritica (1722) iv. vii. 241 In writing an History thou bearest a fourfold person, and in regard of that Empersonation, thou standest charged with a fourfold Duty. 1762 G.-A. Gallini Treat. Art of Dancing 131 The allegorical impersonation of the moral Beings, whether the Virtues or the Vices. 1800 Collins' Poems 128 (note) We include the Impersonation of Passions, Affections, Virtues and Vices. 1851 J. Ruskin Stones of Venice I. App. xxi. 399 In figurative representation there is always impersonation. a1916 S. A. Brooke Naturalism in Eng. Poetry (1920) vii. 145 Could impersonation go further, or be more real, more alive, more happy? We are quite satisfied that Nature has a personal life, while we read the poem. 2015 N. M. Williams Imitations of Self v. 148 His [sc. Jiang Yan] literary impersonation of animals, plants, historical figures, and other poets is related to the classical Greco-Roman trope of prosopopoeia. b. A person or thing considered or imagined as representing an immaterial thing or abstract quality; (also) the embodiment or personification of a particular quality, idea, etc. ΘΚΠ society > communication > representation > physical representation of abstraction > personification > [noun] > a personification personater1606 personator1622 impersonification1784 impersonization1796 impersonation1797 personification1807 the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > an individual case or instance > [noun] > typical or representative case > that which typically exhibits a quality > person figurer1548 illustrator1598 piece1615 exemplifiera1677 impersonation1797 specimen1817 exemplificator1828 incarnation1833 1797 Oracle & Public Advertiser 14 Mar. The marriage of the Thames with Bellona is rather a remote impersonation of a victory off Cape St. Vincent's. 1825 La Belle Assemblée 1 Aug. 54/2 I could have fancied myself some fairy creation exempted from the contagion of its sufferings—the palpable impersonation of a dream. 1850 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire II. xvi. 231 He proclaimed himself..the supreme impersonation of the laws. 1901 Pacific 14 Feb. 6/2 The Queen..looked the very impersonation of dignity and repose. 1919 H. W. Ruoff Standard Dict. Facts iii. 380/2 Interest in the novel is centered on Amelia, an impersonation of virtue without intellect as contrasted with Becky Sharp, who is an impersonation of intellect without virtue. 2011 A. Styhre Knowl. Sharing in Professions i. i. 20 Religious leaders may be regarded as an impersonation of reason and true and justful thinking. 2. The action or an act of pretending to be someone else, usually for the purpose of entertainment or fraud; imitation of a person's voice, mannerisms, etc.; (in early use esp.) the acting of a role in a play, etc.See also female impersonation n. at female n. and adj. Compounds 1c. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > acting > [noun] > of a character personage1534 personation1589 impersonating1609 personating1615 impersonification1787 impersonation1792 personification1814 impersonization1890 1792 Observer 7 Oct. Callot D'Herbois was a low strolling degraded Actor, whose impersonations were as execrable, as his personal character was. 1825 Gentleman's Mag. 95 i. 332/2 Her [sc. Mrs. Siddons] sublime impersonation of that heroic woman. 1871 Parl. Deb. 3rd Ser. 207 1763 When it was known that from 5 to 10 per cent of the electors never attended the poll, the extent of impersonation was at once apparent. 1877 Spirit of Times 24 Nov. 450/2 It was a series of character sketches and impersonations calculated to cause a laugh. 1923 Humorist 29 Dec. 564/2 Half an hour later he reappeared in the drawing-room,..clad in turkey-red twill and cotton-wool in an impersonation of Father Christmas. 1950 Times Lit. Suppl. 22 Dec. 814/3 Into a great acting personality there must surely enter rare powers of impersonation. 2010 S. Fry Fry Chrons. 150 On the rare occasions that public-school boys had got on to the bus..he and his friends at the back would do cawing, honking, drawling impersonations of them. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1589
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