| [/ˈfɪkʃn; ˋfɪkʃən/] n 用法:
1 [U] type of literature (eg novels, stories) describing imaginary events and people 小说:
works of fiction 小说作品 *
He writes fiction. 他是写小说的. *
Truth is often stranger than fiction. 事实往往比小说更离奇. Cf 参看 non-fiction. 用法:
2 [C] thing that is invented or imagined and not strictly true 虚构的或想像出的事; 并非完全真实的事:
a polite fiction, ie sth assumed to be true (though it may not be) for social reasons 冠冕堂皇的应酬话. Cf 参看 fact. |