英语词汇“fictive”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1adj 2adj

Something fictive is made up, straight from someone's imagination. It sounds a lot like fictitious and fictional, but it has a sharper edge to it: save it for special inventions.

Along with fictitious and fictional, fictive is an adjective related to fiction. They all come from the Latin word fictus meaning "to form," because they have to do with things formed in the imagination. Calling something or someone fictive suggests it has been invented for a special purpose, such as a character in a story that makes a point about society in general. Anthropologists are also fans of the word fictive: if you have an Aunt Mary but she's not technically your aunt, then she's what is known as "fictive kin."

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

fictional / fictitious / fictive

Fictional, fictive, and fictitious all branch off the "fiction" tree, but fictional is literary, fictive is specific, and fictitious is just plain fake.

The word fictional is like "pretend" with a literary bent. Jay Gatsby is a fictional character. Novels, short stories, and plays are fictional, or made-up, but there are also fictional TV shows and movies. Examples of the word:

"The author has come under fire for equating Navajo religious beliefs with the world of her fictional Harry Potter characters." (National Geographic)

"As President Frank Underwood on 'House of Cards,' Kevin Spacey is deft at playing fictional presidents." (Washington Times)

The less common word fictive describes a specific thing created by the imagination. Your pets might be your fictive audience when you practice for the talent show. If you call your dad's best friend your uncle, that's a fictive kinship — there's a little invention. Fictive in action:

"The children were then told that the adults didn't have time to distribute the rest of their stickers to other kids in a fictive class." (Science Magazine)

"I can't claim any fictive kinship here — I only met him for a couple hours." (Los Angeles Times)

Anything fictitious is also made up, but often with trickery in mind. If you tell the coffee barista that your name is Picklehead Sunshine, then you gave a fictitious name. (Unless you're reading this, Pickles.) In The Talented Mr. Ripley, Tom takes on a fictitious identity when he pretends to be Dickie, a man he murdered. Other examples:

"She said she signed a fictitious contract with the company but never worked for them." (BBC)

"Authorities say the suspects opened accounts online by pairing real Social Security numbers with fictitious names and birth dates." (Washington Times)

These three words love fiction but each in its own way. Fictional loves books and plays, fictive loves the imagination, and fictitious loves lies!

WORD FAMILY

fictive: fictively

USAGE EXAMPLES

For example, I suspect you guys get inappropriate emails about how stupid you are, or appeals to your fictive friendship.

Slate(Dec 06, 2016)

Some of the fears, to be sure, were not fictive.

The New Yorker(Jun 29, 2016)

“Mr. Wright’s biography replaces the saintly, often fictive Lillian Hellman of her memoirs with a flawed, real-life Lillian Hellman.”

New York Times(Jun 07, 2016)

adj capable of imaginative creation

fictive talent

Syn

creative, originative

having the ability or power to create

adj adopted in order to deceive

fictive sympathy

Syn

assumed, false, fictitious, pretended, put on, sham
counterfeit, imitative

not genuine; imitating something superior

单词	fictive
释义	fictive (once / 75283 pages) 1adj 2adj Something fictive is made up, straight from someone's imagination. It sounds a lot like fictitious and fictional, but it has a sharper edge to it: save it for special inventions. Along with fictitious and fictional, fictive is an adjective related to fiction. They all come from the Latin word fictus meaning "to form," because they have to do with things formed in the imagination. Calling something or someone fictive suggests it has been invented for a special purpose, such as a character in a story that makes a point about society in general. Anthropologists are also fans of the word fictive: if you have an Aunt Mary but she's not technically your aunt, then she's what is known as "fictive kin." CHOOSE YOUR WORDS fictional / fictitious / fictive Fictional, fictive, and fictitious all branch off the "fiction" tree, but fictional is literary, fictive is specific, and fictitious is just plain fake. The word fictional is like "pretend" with a literary bent. Jay Gatsby is a fictional character. Novels, short stories, and plays are fictional, or made-up, but there are also fictional TV shows and movies. Examples of the word: "The author has come under fire for equating Navajo religious beliefs with the world of her fictional Harry Potter characters." (National Geographic) "As President Frank Underwood on 'House of Cards,' Kevin Spacey is deft at playing fictional presidents." (Washington Times) The less common word fictive describes a specific thing created by the imagination. Your pets might be your fictive audience when you practice for the talent show. If you call your dad's best friend your uncle, that's a fictive kinship — there's a little invention. Fictive in action: "The children were then told that the adults didn't have time to distribute the rest of their stickers to other kids in a fictive class." (Science Magazine) "I can't claim any fictive kinship here — I only met him for a couple hours." (Los Angeles Times) Anything fictitious is also made up, but often with trickery in mind. If you tell the coffee barista that your name is Picklehead Sunshine, then you gave a fictitious name. (Unless you're reading this, Pickles.) In The Talented Mr. Ripley, Tom takes on a fictitious identity when he pretends to be Dickie, a man he murdered. Other examples: "She said she signed a fictitious contract with the company but never worked for them." (BBC) "Authorities say the suspects opened accounts online by pairing real Social Security numbers with fictitious names and birth dates." (Washington Times) These three words love fiction but each in its own way. Fictional loves books and plays, fictive loves the imagination, and fictitious loves lies! WORD FAMILY fictive: fictively USAGE EXAMPLES For example, I suspect you guys get inappropriate emails about how stupid you are, or appeals to your fictive friendship. Slate(Dec 06, 2016) Some of the fears, to be sure, were not fictive. The New Yorker(Jun 29, 2016) “Mr. Wright’s biography replaces the saintly, often fictive Lillian Hellman of her memoirs with a flawed, real-life Lillian Hellman.” New York Times(Jun 07, 2016) 1 adj capable of imaginative creation fictive talent Syn creative, originative having the ability or power to create 2 adj adopted in order to deceive fictive sympathy Syn assumed, false, fictitious, pretended, put on, sham counterfeit, imitative not genuine; imitating something superior
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