释义 |
▪ I. ˈcounterfeiting, vbl. n. [f. as prec. + -ing1.] The action of the verb counterfeit, q.v.
c1440Promp. Parv., Cowntyrfetynge, conformacio. 1561J. Daus tr. Bullinger on Apoc. (1573) 2 b, Those Scriptures, which vtterly want all suspition of counterfeityng. 1697Lond. Gaz. No. 3326/1 The Persons concerned in the said Forgery and Counterfeiting. 1875Jevons Money (1878) 44 To render counterfeiting more difficult. ▪ II. ˈcounterfeiting, ppl. a. [f. as prec. + -ing2.] That counterfeits; see the verb.
1593Shakes. 3 Hen. VI, ii. iii. 28 As if the Tragedie Were plaid in iest, by counterfetting Actors. 1627P. Fletcher Locusts ii. xxvi, By heart They all have got my counter⁓feiting part. |