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  • Derivatives : adj  fictional ; adv  fictionally
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

fiction ['fɪkʃən]
  1. 1. noun [u] (novels,stories) 小说
  2. 2. noun [u] (invention) 虚构的事
  3. 3. noun [c] (lie) 杜撰

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

fiction [ˈfɪkʃən]
  1. 1. n.[u] 小说
    There are many fictions to choose from at the library.
    图书馆许多小说可供选择
  2. 2. noun 虚构杜撰捏造
    A lot of what he claimed, was in fact, fiction.
    他所宣称许多内容实际上都是杜撰的

Collins English-English Dictionary

fiction ['fɪkʃən]
  1. 1. n literary works invented by the imagination, such as novels or short stories
  2. 2. n an invented story or explanation; lie
  3. 3. n the act of inventing a story or explanation
  4. 4. n [law] something assumed to be true for the sake of convenience, though probably false
  5. 5. n [Etymology] C14: from Latin fictio a fashioning, hence something imaginary, from fingere to shape

Examples

the difficulty of trying to sort out fact from fiction
区别事实与虚构的困难
This science fiction novel uses inventions of outer space to create the setting.
这部科幻小说以外太空作为故事背景。
This is a competent work of historical fiction.
这是一个合格的历史小说作品。
Fiction crosses the boundaries between the real and the imaginary.
小说穿越了现实与想象的界线。
The child counldn't differentiate between fact and fiction.
这个孩子不能对事实和虚构做出区分。
How much of the story is fact and how much fiction is hard to tell.
很难说这个故事有多少内容是真实的,多少是虚构的。

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