A forger is a person who makes a fake copy of something people trust — a signature, a passport, paper money, a painting — and tries to make others treat it as the real one. It is a serious, slightly formal word. You hear it in news and in court more than at the dinner table.

A forgerforger is a person who makes a fake copy of something people trust是製造假冒品的人,冒充大家信任的東西 — a signature, a passport, paper money, a painting像簽名、護照、紙鈔、畫作 — and tries to make others treat it as the real one並試圖讓別人把它當成真品。 It is a serious, slightly formal word這是一個嚴肅、略帶正式的字。 You hear it in news and in court你會在新聞和法庭上聽到它 more than at the dinner table而不是在餐桌上的閒聊。

The same person-word used to mean someone who works at a forge, heating and shaping metal; that older job-sense is still in the history of the word, but if you say forger today with no extra clue, people almost always picture the crime.

The same person-word used to mean someone who works at a forge同一個字以前是指在forge(鍛造爐)工作的人, heating and shaping metal負責加熱和塑形金屬; that older job-sense is still in the history of the word這個較舊的職業意思仍留在這個字的歷史裡, but if you say forger today with no extra clue但如果你今天說forger卻沒有其他線索, people almost always picture the crime大家幾乎都會直接聯想到犯罪。

A person who makes fake money can also be called a counterfeiter; forger is the wider word, covering papers, art, and money together. People stretch it a little in talk (“a forger of stories”), but the core picture is still a careful fake, not just a casual lie.

A person who makes fake money can also be called a counterfeiter專門造假鈔的人也可以叫counterfeiter; forger is the wider wordforger則是範圍更廣的字, covering papers, art, and money together同時涵蓋文件、藝術品和金錢。 People stretch it a little in talk人們在口語中也會稍微延伸使用 (“a forger of stories”)(像「a forger of stories」,故事的捏造者), but the core picture is still a careful fake但核心的畫面仍然是精心製造的假貨, not just a casual lie而不只是隨口說的謊。