counterfeit

偽造の、偽物の

人をだまして買わせたり受け取らせたりするため、本物に似せた。

やさしい英語で： Made to look genuine so that people will be tricked into buying or accepting it.

• The shop sold counterfeit watches.
• Police found counterfeit banknotes in his bag.
• How can you spot counterfeit goods online?

類義語： fake, forged

反対語： genuine, authentic

よく使う表現： counterfeit money, counterfeit goods, counterfeit banknotes

偽りの、見せかけの

本物に見えるが、心からの気持ちや誠実さがない。

やさしい英語で： Seeming real, but lacking true feeling or sincerity.

• She offered him counterfeit sympathy.
• His counterfeit affection fooled her for a while.
• I grew tired of their counterfeit enthusiasm.

類義語： false, insincere, feigned

反対語： genuine, sincere

よく使う表現： counterfeit sympathy, counterfeit affection, counterfeit smile

偽物、偽造品

本物だと信じ込ませるために作られた模造品。

やさしい英語で： A copy of something made to trick people into believing it is genuine.

• This watch is a counterfeit.
• An expert identified the painting as a counterfeit.
• Several counterfeits were found among the banknotes.

類義語： fake, forgery

反対語： original

よく使う表現： a convincing counterfeit, detect a counterfeit, a cheap counterfeit

偽造する

お金や文書、商品の偽物を作り、本物として示す。

やさしい英語で： To make a false copy of money, a document, or goods and present it as genuine.

• They tried to counterfeit money.
• Someone counterfeited her signature on the contract.
• The gang was caught counterfeiting banknotes.

類義語： forge, fake

よく使う表現： counterfeit money, counterfeit a signature, counterfeit banknotes