sham

sham, fake

这两个名词均表示“冒牌货”之意。
sham: 指可以以假乱真的东西，尤指明显的欺骗。
fake: 通常指没有价值的冒牌货或代用品，但目的不一定全是为骗人。

名词 sham:

1. something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
   同义词：fake, postiche
2. a person who makes deceitful pretenses
   同义词：imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role player

动词 sham:

1. make a pretence of
   同义词：simulate, assume, feign
2. make believe with the intent to deceive
   同义词：feign, pretend, affect, dissemble

形容词 sham:

1. adopted in order to deceive
   同义词：assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on

1. She claims to know all about computers but really she's a sham.
   她自称精通计算机，其实她是假充内行。
2. His love was a sham; he only wanted her money.
   他爱她是假的，他只想要她的钱。
3. He's only shamming.
   他只是假装而已。