Counterfeit



GRE 蓝宝 TOEFL

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 伪造, 仿造
• ［英］ v. 伪造, 仿造 ( to make an imitation of money, picture, etc. usually in order to deceive or defraud)
• ［记］ counter ( 反) ＋feit ( 做=fact) -> 反着做 -> 伪造

Webster Collegiate

I. adjective

• Etymology: Middle English countrefet, from Anglo-French cuntrefeit, from past participle of cuntrefere, contrefaire to imitate, from cuntre- + faire to make, from Latin facere — more at do
• Date: 14th century
• 1. made in imitation of something else with intent to deceive ; forged <counterfeit money
• 2.
  • a. insincere, feigned <counterfeit sympathy
  • b. imitation <counterfeit Georgian houses

II. verb

• Date: 14th century
• transitive verb
  • to imitate or feign especially with intent to deceive; also to make a fraudulent replica of <counterfeiting $20 bills
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to try to deceive by pretense or dissembling
  • 2. to engage in counterfeiting something of value
• Synonyms: see assume
• ? counterfeiter noun

III. noun

• Date: 15th century
• 1. something counterfeit ; forgery
• 2. something likely to be mistaken for something of higher value <pity was a counterfeit of love — Harry Hervey
• Synonyms: see imposture

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