counterfeiting
偽造
解説 Definition
counterfeiting は counterfeit（偽造する）の動名詞・現在分詞に由来し、偽造すること、特に金銭や文書、商品などの偽造という意味です。名詞として、違法行為やその防止について述べる文脈でよく使われます。
The illegal activity of making money, documents, goods, or identifying marks that imitate genuine ones and are intended to be accepted as authentic. It often refers to the organized production or distribution of such false items.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 counterfeit「偽造する」に -ing を付けた形で、語末の子音を重ねずそのまま counterfeiting となり、発音は末尾が「イング」。名詞では counterfeiting of money/documents「通貨・文書の偽造」や prevent counterfeiting「偽造を防ぐ」と覚えると、単なる模倣ではなく本物と偽る違法行為だと区別できます。
Connect counterfeiting with its base verb counterfeit, meaning “to make a fraudulent imitation.” The final -t is not doubled: simply add -ing, pronounced /ɪŋ/, to form counterfeiting. Picture fake banknotes, official documents, or branded goods being made to pass as genuine. Useful combinations include counterfeiting of currency, prevent counterfeiting, and anti-counterfeiting measures. Unlike ordinary copying or imitation, counterfeiting normally involves deception and is often illegal, so the idea of falsely presenting something as authentic is central.
例文
The new seal helps prevent counterfeiting of official documents.
新しい印章は公的文書の偽造防止に役立ちます。
Counterfeiting can damage trust in a brand and its products.
偽造はブランドとその製品への信頼を損なうことがあります。
The report explained how counterfeiting affects small businesses.
その報告書は、偽造が小規模事業者にどのような影響を与えるかを説明していました。
counterfeiting の類義語・関連語
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counterfeiting の語源・成り立ち Etymology
counterfeiting は counterfeit「本物そっくりに作る」からで、古フランス語 contrefaire に由来し、contre-「向かって・対して」+ faire「作る」に分けられます。つまり「本物に対して似せて作る」が語源で、そこから「偽造」の意味になりました。関連語にfeit, fact があります。
Counterfeiting is formed from the verb counterfeit plus the suffix -ing. Counterfeit entered English through Anglo-French forms related to Old French contrefaire, “to imitate,” literally “to make in opposition or correspondence.” Its elements ultimately reflect Latin contra, “against,” and facere, “to make or do.” The word first concerned imitation and developed the more specific sense of fraudulently making something that appears genuine.
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