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coun·ter·feit adjective /ˈkaʊntəfɪt/ /ˈkaʊntərfɪt/ (formal)- (of money and goods for sale) made to look exactly like something in order to trick people into thinking that they are getting the real thing伪造的；仿造的；假冒的 synonym fake
- counterfeit watches冒牌手表
- Are you aware these notes are counterfeit?你觉察到这些钞票是伪造的吗？
opposite genuineOxford Collocations DictionaryCounterfeit is used with these nouns: Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb): from Anglo-Norman French countrefeter, from Old French contrefait, past participle of contrefaire, from Latin contra- ‘in opposition’ + facere ‘make’.
coun·ter·feit noun /ˈkaʊntəfɪt/ /ˈkaʊntərfɪt/ (formal)- an object that is not what somebody claims it is, but has been made to look as if it is, in order to trick people into thinking that they are getting the real thing外籍人士：生活在非您本国的国家 synonym fake (1)
- Despite the introduction of a security shield on the new £10 stamp, counterfeits are costing the postal service millions of pounds a year.尽管在新的 10 英镑邮票上引入了安全防护罩，但伪造品每年仍给邮政服务造成数百万英镑的损失。
compare forgery
coun·ter·feit verb /ˈkaʊntəfɪt/ /ˈkaʊntərfɪt/ (formal)- counterfeit something to make an exact copy of something in order to trick people into thinking that it is the real thing伪造；仿造；制假 compare forge
Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb): from Anglo-Norman French countrefeter, from Old French contrefait, past participle of contrefaire, from Latin contra- ‘in opposition’ + facere ‘make’.
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