counterfeit

counterfeit
adjective
  1. made in exact imitation of something valuable or important with the intention to deceive or defraud
    伪造的;仿造的
    two men were remanded on bail on a charge of passing counterfeit £10 notes.
    因使用10英镑假币而被起诉的两个人被交保候审。
    ■(archaic)pretended; sham
    (古)假装的;虚假的
    the counterfeit and the worthless Poor do a world of mischief to the cause of beneficence.
    假装贫困者和无能的穷人在慈善事业中玩了许多花招。
noun
  1. a fraudulent imitation of something else; a forgery
    伪造物;赝品
    he knew the tapes to be counterfeits.
    他知道这些磁带都是仿冒品。
verb
  1. [with obj.]imitate fraudulently
    伪造;仿冒
    my signature is extremely hard to counterfeit.
    我的签名是极难仿冒的。
    ■pretend to feel or possess (an emotion or quality)
    欺骗;假装
    no pretence could have counterfeited such terror.
    那样的恐惧是怎么也装不出来的。
    ■(poetic/literary)resemble closely
    (诗/文)酷似
    sleep counterfeited Death so well.
    睡眠与死亡何其相似。
派生
counterfeiter
noun
语源
  1. Middle English (as a verb): from Anglo-Norman French countrefeter, from Old French contrefait, past participle of contrefaire, from Latin contra- 'in opposition' + facere 'make'
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