| 单词 | fiction |
| 释义 | fiction (once / 227 pages) n A fiction is a deliberately fabricated account of something. It can also be a literary work based on imagination rather than on fact, like a novel or short story. The Latin word fictus means “to form,” which seems like a good source for the English word fiction, since fiction is formed in the imagination. Like its literary cousins fable, legend, and myth, however, fiction has a slightly darker additional meaning: a deliberate lie or untruth. When we talk about "the line between fact and fiction," we're talking about the difference between truth and lies. WORD FAMILYfiction: fictional, fictionalise, fictionalize, fictions, fictitious, nonfiction+/fictional: fictionally/fictionalise: fictionalisation, fictionalised/fictionalization: fictionalizations/fictionalize: fictionalization, fictionalized, fictionalizes, fictionalizing/fictitious: fictitiously/nonfiction: nonfictional USAGE EXAMPLESThe distinction between fact and fiction was erased, creating a sprawling universe of competing claims. New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) Do you approach fiction and nonfiction in the same way? The New Yorker(Jan 02, 2017) Fernyhough is not only a psychologist; he also writes fiction, and in describing this work he emphasizes the role of hearing voices. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) 1n a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact Exp|Hypo|Hyper Pilgrim's Progress an allegory written by John Bunyan in 1678 dystopia a work of fiction describing an imaginary place where life is extremely bad because of deprivation or oppression or terror novelan extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story fantasy, phantasyfiction with a large amount of imagination in it storya piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events utopiaa work of fiction describing a utopia detective novel, mystery novelnovel in which the reader is challenged to solve a puzzle before the detective explains it at the end dime novel, penny dreadfula melodramatic paperback novel science fictionliterary fantasy involving the imagined impact of science on society novelette, novellaa short novel roman a clefa novel in which actual persons and events are disguised as fictional characters romancea novel dealing with idealized events remote from everyday life roman fleuvea French novel in the form of a long chronicle of a family or other social group adventure story, heroic talea story of an adventure mystery, mystery story, whodunita story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie love story, romancea story dealing with love fable, legenda story about mythical or supernatural beings or events short storya prose narrative shorter than a novel allegory, apologue, fable, parablea short moral story (often with animal characters) mytha traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people parable(New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey his religious message plotthe story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc. literary composition, literary work imaginative or creative writing 2n a deliberately false or improbable account Syn|Hypo|Hyper fable, fabrication canard a deliberately misleading fabrication falsehood, falsity, untruth a false statement |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含147318条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。