| 单词 | figment |
| 释义 | figment (once / 8666 pages) n When something is a figment of your imagination, it means that you made it up. It's something that might seem real, but is really not. What does a fig- (not the fruit fig) have to do with something made up inside your head? It has to do with Latin, as usual — both figment and fiction derive from the same Latin word. But it might help to think of figment as a fig leaf — a figment is something flimsy and easily blown away. WORD FAMILYfigment: figments USAGE EXAMPLESNabokov dismissed Wilson’s analysis as “figments of his warped fancy.” Washington Post(Nov 29, 2016) The point is always that, by interacting with high-wattage figments, Rose can clarify aspects of her own life. Slate(Nov 11, 2016) Girl, meanwhile, is a figment of Newton’s imagination, twirling around him as if she’s singing China Girl on The X Factor. The Guardian(Nov 09, 2016) n a contrived or fantastic idea a figment of the imagination Hyper idea, thought the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about |
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