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Counterfeit V Reasoning Late French Latin Feit Kauntəfit

单词 counterfeit
音标 ['kauntəfit]
解释 v.伪造,仿造
红宝书 【英】 v. 伪造,仿造 (to make an imitation of money, picture, etc. usually in order to deceive or defraud)
【考】 sophism : reasoning / counterfeit : money(诡辩是假推理/伪钞 是假钱)forgery : counterfeit / embezzlement : fraud(伪造品是赝品/贪污 是欺诈行为)
【记】 counter(反)+feit( 做=fact)→反着做→ 伪造
【例】 It is against the law to counterfeit money.
字源 counterfeit (v.)
late 13c., from Old French contrefait "imitated" (Modern French contrefait), past participle of contrefaire "imitate," from contre- "against" (see contra-) + faire "to make, to do" (from Latin facere; see factitious). Medieval Latin contrafactio meant "setting in opposition or contrast." Related: Counterfeited; counterfeiting. The noun and adjective are from late 14c.
不择手段背单词 v. (为了诈骗)伪造(有价值东西) = forge = feign = dissemble; adj 伪造的; 冒充的; n 伪造物, 赝品
【记】counter反, feit = fact做-反着法律做东西-伪造
【类】sophism: reasoning = counterfeit: money 诡辩是假推理 = 伪钞是假钱forgery: counterfeit = embezzlement: fraud伪造品是赝品 = 挪用是欺诈行为
趣味全助记 【记】counter 反 + feit 做 fact→反做,拿来成品对着做→伪造;counter + 音:费 钱,钱是印反的,翻版假钞
【相关】forfeit 没收丧失,surfeit 过度,沉溺于

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