COUNTERFEIT(n.) (a.) (v.)の意味、偽造品、偽造の、偽造する

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2007.04.17(Review of 2004.07.13 edition)

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Today's Lesson
COUNTERFEIT(n.) (a.) (v.)   偽造品、偽造の、偽造する

Explanation

  • 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。

examples

  1. (owner of a convenience store chain)
    I want every employee working the register to be trained to recognize counterfeit money.
  2. 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.
  3. The woman thought she had purchased an original painting by Rembrandt, but it turned out to be a counterfeit.
  4. (fictional news report)
    The government has alleged (= has claimed) that the Republic of Fraudonia counterfeits large quantities of American currency.
  5. By counterfeiting credit cards, criminal gangs cost businesses millions of dollars in revenue every year.

英会話レッスンNow THAT was the genuine article!