Sail Under False Colors——假冒

** assume/pretend to be what one is not（假設╱偽裝成為一個不是你的人）// a pretender or hypocrite（偽裝者或偽君子）// assume a false character（假裝為一個虛假人物）// behave deceptively（欺騙性表現）// misrepresent oneself deliberately（故意詐稱自己）

~~ 假冒；掛羊頭賣狗肉；偽裝；冒充；冒名頂替；欺世盜名；欺騙；打着假招牌騙人

~~ false colors // under false colors // disguise // impersonate // counterfeit // deceive

!! “Sail under false colors” alludes to the practice of pirate ships sailing under a flag of “friendly nation,” i.e., false colors, specifically to lure another vessel to come close enough, when it would raise the Jolly Roger that bears the dreaded symbol of the skull and crossbones, to be attacked and captured.

（“Sail under false colors”暗指海盜船舉起“友好國家”旗幟航行的做法，即“虛假顏色”，特別是為了引誘另一艘船靠近。但當升起帶有可怕符號的骷髏和交叉骨的海盜旗時，便被發動攻擊和捕獲。）

!! But earlier, “under false colors” had been used to denote a man, sect, or an army appearing in the garb or under the insignia of an entity, of which he was not a member.

（早些時候，“under false colors”被用來表示某人、教派或軍隊穿着一個組織的服裝或徽章出現，但他不是其中一員。）

>> The two impersonators of Trump and Kim Jong-un are sailing under false colors brilliantly.

（這兩個冒充特朗普及金正恩的人，假冒得十分出色。）

>> She’s sailing under false colors – she claimed to be a Republican, but endorsed all Democratic legislations.

（她掛羊頭賣狗肉──她自稱是共和黨人，但贊同所有民主黨立法。）

學勤進修教育中心英語專科導師

李啟文 教授