faker

faker — 名詞

1. someone whose behaviour shows feelings or qualities that are not genuine, often

1.名詞B2
釋義

偽裝者

假裝有真實情感或身分的人

someone whose behaviour shows feelings or qualities that are not genuine, often in order to be liked or trusted by others

例句

Ayesha smiled warmly, but everyone knew she was a faker who disliked her hosts.

Ayesha 熱情地微笑，但大家都知道她是個偽裝者，其實不喜歡她的主人。

faker who + [verb phrase describing the deceit]

A man claimed to be a war hero, but investigators proved he was a faker.

一名男子自稱是戰爭英雄，但調查人員證明他是個偽裝者。

proved to be a faker

同義詞
  • hypocrite

    stronger moral judgement; suggests someone who preaches one standard but lives by another

  • phony

    informal; describes someone whose friendliness or concern is obviously not real

  • impostor

    someone who assumes a false identity, often pretending to be a specific person or professional

反義詞
  • genuine person

    someone whose feelings and behaviour are consistent and honest

常見錯誤

❌He is a liar who pretends to care about the poor.
✅He is a faker who pretends to care about the poor.
💡'liar' focuses on spoken falsehoods, while 'faker' covers pretending through behaviour, not just words.

2. someone who claims to be sick or to have a health problem that is not real, ofte

2.名詞B2
釋義

裝病者

假裝生病或有症狀以逃避責任的人

someone who claims to be sick or to have a health problem that is not real, often as a way of escaping duties or obligations

例句

The doctor suspected the patient was a faker who wanted medication, not a proper examination.

醫生懷疑那名病患是個裝病者，想要的是藥物而非檢查。

suspected... was a faker

Jude coughed loudly each morning, but his teacher knew he was a faker skipping class.

Jude 每天早上大聲咳嗽，但他的老師知道他只是個想翹課的裝病者。

was a faker trying to [verb phrase]

同義詞
  • malingerer

    more formal and clinical; specifically refers to someone who fakes illness to avoid duty

  • pretender

    broader; can apply to any kind of false claim, not just illness

常見錯誤

❌The hypochondriac is always at the doctor — a real faker.
✅The malingerer is always at the doctor
💡a real faker.' — a hypochondriac genuinely believes they are ill; a faker knows they are not.

3. a person who creates items that appear to be genuine or valuable but are actuall

3.名詞B2
釋義

造假者

製造仿冒品欺騙買家或收藏家的人

a person who creates items that appear to be genuine or valuable but are actually fake, with the intention of cheating buyers or collectors

例句

The police arrested a faker who sold fake designer handbags to tourists.

警方逮捕了一名造假者，他向觀光客販售仿冒的設計師手提包。

arrested a faker who + [illegal activity]

Chidi discovered the painting was worthless when experts named the artist as a known faker.

Chidi 發現那幅畫毫無價值，因為專家指出那名藝術家是個知名的造假者。

known faker

同義詞
  • forger

    focuses on creating fake documents, signatures, or art rather than general goods

  • counterfeiter

    typically applies to someone who makes fake money, documents, or official items

  • fraudster

    broader in meaning; someone who uses any kind of deception for financial gain

常見錯誤

❌The thief broke into the museum and stole the painting.
✅The faker copied the painting and sold it as an original.
💡a faker deceives through forgery, not theft.