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2007.04.17(Review of 2004.07.13 edition)
Buyer beware!
COUNTERFEIT(n.) (a.) (v.) 偽造品、偽造の、偽造する
- Something is counterfeit (adjective) or “a counterfeit” (noun) if it is a copy of an original made to look real, usually for illegal purposes.
To counterfeit (verb) something is to make a counterfeit copy of it. - counterfeit(名詞)は、通常、不法な目的のために、実物らしく見えるように作られた複製品、つまり、偽造品のことです。また、 counterfeit は、偽造の、という意味の形容詞として使うこともできます。
動詞として使った場合、counterfeit は、何かの複製品を作る、偽造する、という意味になります。
- (owner of a convenience store chain)
I want every employee working the register to be trained to recognize counterfeit money. - a: I found an Internet site that sells brand-name designer bags at half the price of retail stores.
b: I wouldn't buy anything from them if I were you. The bags are probably counterfeit. - The woman thought she had purchased an original painting by Rembrandt, but it turned out to be a counterfeit.
- (fictional news report)
The government has alleged (= has claimed) that the Republic of Fraudonia counterfeits large quantities of American currency. - By counterfeiting credit cards, criminal gangs cost businesses millions of dollars in revenue every year.
Now THAT was the genuine article!