| 释义 |
fab·ri·ca·tion
\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈkāshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English fabricacioun, from Latin fabrication-, fabricatio, from fabricatus + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : the act or process of fabricating: as
a. : the assembly of materials into structure
< fabrication of a bridge >
b. : the invention or utterance of something calculated to deceive
< the unconscious fabrication of an honest man trying to put his best foot forward >
c. : the process of converting one form of metal into another (as ingots into rolled shapes, rolled shapes into structural members, castings into weldments, wire into springs, forgings into gears)
2. : a product of fabrication: as
a. : falsehood, deceit, forgery
< all the petty fabrications with which he hoped to fool his fellows >
b. : a fabricated structure or structural element
< the whole fabrication of the house >
Synonyms: see fiction |