名词(noun):伪造者,制造假币或仿冒品的人。指非法复制或仿造货币、文件、商品等物品以欺骗他人的人。
/ˈkaʊntərˌfɪtər/
The counterfeiter was arrested after police found thousands of fake banknotes in his apartment.
那名伪造者在公寓里被发现了数千张假钞后遭到逮捕。
Throughout history, skilled counterfeiters have posed a serious threat to the stability of national economies, forcing governments to develop increasingly sophisticated security features on their currencies.
纵观历史,技术高超的伪造者对国家经济的稳定构成了严重威胁,迫使各国政府不断开发更加精密的货币防伪技术。
counterfeiter 源自中古英语 counterfeit,而后者来自古法语 contrefait,由 **contre-**(对着、相反)和 fait(做,源自拉丁语 facere)组合而成,字面意思是"仿照着做"。后缀 -er 表示"做某事的人"。最初泛指一切伪造或模仿的行为者,后来逐渐专指制造假币或伪造文件的人。