1570s, "a thing made fraudulently," from forge (v.) + -ery. Meaning "act of counterfeiting" is 1590s. The literal sense of the verb tended to go with forging (late 14c. as "act of working on a forge," 1858 as "piece of work made on a forge").
实用例句
1. He was found guilty of forgery.
他被判伪造罪名成立。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Experts are dismissing claims that the painting is a forgery.
