counterfeit
/ˈkaʊntəfɪt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkaʊntərfɪt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkau̇n-tər-ˌfit/ (ame, mw) · /ˈkaʊn.tə.fɪt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkaʊn.t̬ɚ.fɪt/ (ame, ipa)
counterfeit — 形容詞
- counterfeitpositive
- more counterfeitcomparative
- most counterfeitsuperlative
1. describing an object that has been carefully copied so it appears to be the real
偽造的
為矇騙而仿製成正品的
describing an object that has been carefully copied so it appears to be the real, valuable item, but is meant to cheat or break the law — typical things called this are money, designer bags, passports, and medicines.
The cashier spotted a counterfeit twenty-dollar bill in the till after closing.
收銀員在打烊後，從錢箱裡發現一張偽造的二十元美鈔。
counterfeit + currency noun (most frequent collocation)
Border officers seized hundreds of counterfeit handbags hidden inside a fish truck at the port.
邊境官員在港口的一輛魚貨車內，查獲數百個仿冒的名牌包。
counterfeit + luxury-goods noun in a customs scene
Ayana realised her late grandmother's gold coins were counterfeit when the jeweller weighed them.
Ayana 拿去給珠寶商秤重後，才知道亡故祖母留下的金幣是偽造的。
Counterfeit malaria pills sold in the market made the children much sicker than before.
市場上販售的仿冒瘧疾藥，讓孩子們的病情變得比之前更嚴重。
Valentina was arrested at the airport for travelling on a counterfeit passport.
Valentina 因為持偽造的護照入境，在機場遭到逮捕。
文法句型
counterfeit + noun (money, goods, passport)
用法筆記
Almost always sits directly before the noun (counterfeit money / bag / drug); only goes after 'be' when the speaker is reporting a discovery, as in 'these notes are counterfeit'. Subject of the noun is usually money, designer goods, official documents, or medicine.
常見錯誤
counterfeit — 名詞
- counterfeitsingular
- counterfeitsplural
1. an item — usually money, a designer product, a document, or a medicine — that ha
贗品；偽鈔
冒充正品流通的仿製品
an item — usually money, a designer product, a document, or a medicine — that has been copied to pass as the real one, made so that buyers or officials are deceived.
Bank tellers train for a week to tell a real note from a counterfeit.
銀行行員受訓一整週，就為了能分辨真鈔和偽鈔。
a counterfeit (countable noun, contrast with 'real')
Inspectors found that one in every ten handbags in the warehouse was a counterfeit.
稽查員發現倉庫裡每十個名牌包，就有一個是贗品。
be a counterfeit + ratio context
William paid two hundred dollars for a watch that turned out to be a counterfeit.
William 花了兩百美元買的手錶，最後證實是贗品。
Police destroyed thousands of counterfeits seized from a printing press in the warehouse district.
警方銷毀了在倉儲區某家印刷廠查獲的數千張偽鈔。
Jisoo could not tell the counterfeit from her mother's original Rolex without a magnifying glass.
Jisoo 不用放大鏡，根本分不出贗品和她媽媽那只正版勞力士的差別。
- original
the genuine item that the counterfeit copies
文法句型
a counterfeit of [the original]
spot / detect / pass a counterfeit
用法筆記
Countable: 'a counterfeit', 'two counterfeits'. Subject or object is typically money, branded goods, documents, or artworks. Often paired with a verb of detection or destruction ('spot', 'detect', 'seize', 'destroy a counterfeit').
常見錯誤
counterfeit — 動詞
- counterfeitpresent simple I / you / we / they
- counterfeits3rd person singular
- counterfeiting-ing form
- counterfeitedpast simple
1. to produce a careful copy of something valuable — most often money, official doc
偽造；仿冒
仿製貴重物品冒充正品
to produce a careful copy of something valuable — most often money, official documents, or branded products — and pass the copy off as the real thing so that buyers, banks, or officials are tricked.
The gang counterfeited fifty-euro notes in a basement printing press for over a year.
這個犯罪集團在地下室的印刷機上偽造五十歐元紙鈔，已經超過一年。
counterfeit + currency (most typical object)
Élise was charged with counterfeiting designer perfume bottles in her small workshop.
Élise 因為在自家小工坊仿冒名牌香水瓶，遭到起訴。
counterfeiting (gerund) + branded-goods object
It is a federal crime to counterfeit United States dollars anywhere in the world.
在世界任何地方偽造美鈔，都構成美國的聯邦重罪。
Beatrix learned to counterfeit her father's signature so well that the bank cashed the cheques.
Beatrix 偽造父親簽名的功力，連銀行都直接讓那些支票兌現。
Factories in three countries were caught counterfeiting cancer medicines and selling them to clinics.
三個國家的工廠被查出仿冒製造抗癌藥物，再轉賣給診所。
文法句型
counterfeit + noun (money, goods, signature)
用法筆記
Almost always transitive — you counterfeit something specific (money, a passport, a signature, a drug). Subject is typically a criminal, a gang, or a factory. Often appears in legal or news writing; in casual speech, English speakers usually say 'make fake X' instead.