单词 | figment |
释义 | figment /fig"meuhnt/, n. 1. a mere product of mental invention; a fantastic notion: The noises in the attic were just a figment of his imagination. 2. a feigned, invented, or imagined story, theory, etc.: biographical and historical figments. [1400-50; late ME < L figmentum something made or feigned, equiv. to fig- (base of fingere to mold, feign) + -mentum -MENT] Syn. 2. See fiction. |
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