- 单词的力量(第2版)
- 朱子熹编著
- 236字
- 2020-06-24 18:40:38
113 counterfeit
英音['kauntə,ft];美音['kauntɚ,ft]
Simulated, feigned, made in imitation of what is genuine with the intent to defraud
adj.赝品,伪造品,伪造的,假冒的
同义false, sham反义genuine名词counterfeiting
解析:counterfeit来源于拉丁文counter-(反、对立)+-feit(做,造),其字面意思为反(常规)制造的,即伪造的,仿造的。
false指“某物看似真的,实则是假的”。例如:a false report(虚假报道)。
sham指假装的、冒充的。例如:a sham Marxist(假马克思主义者)。
counterfeit着重于伪造的、冒充真的,带有欺骗的目的。例如:The policemen ar-rested her because they had found a lot of counterfeit dollars in her house.(警察在她家中找到了许多假币,由此逮捕了她。)