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单词 impersonatrix
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impersonatrixn.

Brit. /ɪmˌpəːsəˈneɪtrɪks/, /ɪmˌpəːsnˈeɪtrɪks/, U.S. /ᵻmˌpərsnˈeɪtrɪks/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: impersonator n., -trix suffix.
Etymology: < impersonator n.: see -trix suffix. Compare later impersonatress n.
A woman impersonating someone; esp. one acting a role in a play, etc. Cf. impersonatress n.
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1834 Morning Chron. 27 Dec. Ulysses..evinced but little of his reputed ‘sageness’ in leaving the enamoured Calypso, if Calypso were as fair as her lovely impersonatrix of..Wych-street Theatre.
1884 Dart & Mdiland Figaro 6 June 6/1 The present impersonatrix of the part, Miss Emma Chambers, satisfies each requirement.
1911 F. M. Hueffer Memories & Impressions v. 94 He wrote an enthusiastic notice of the opera and an enthusiastic and deserved notice of the impersonatrix of Carmen.
1920 Fortn. Rev. June 963 This unsubstantiated reptilian creature, whose knavery, needless for the play, was exaggerated by the Mephistophelian acting of her impersonatrix.
2015 Spectator (Nexis) 14 Nov. An Elvis impersonatrix wearing a lazy smirk and a black wig that sags forlornly over her ears.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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