confabulation

After the accident, he could not recall the morning, and his detailed explanation of it was a confabulation created by his injured brain.

事故之后，他记不起那天早晨的事，而他那段详细的解释是受伤大脑产生的虚构症。

用法提示：confabulation 在此作名词，指无意识编造的虚假记忆，用来描述大脑填补记忆空白时产生的叙述。

The therapist explained that the man's story was not a deliberate lie but a confabulation, because he genuinely believed every word.

治疗师解释说，那个男人的说法不是故意撒谎，而是虚构症，因为他真的相信自己说的每一个字。

用法提示：confabulation 作名词，与故意说谎相对，强调这是不自觉产生的虚假叙述。

Scientists distinguish between normal forgetfulness and confabulation, which occurs when the brain fills missing details with invented ones.

科学家区分正常的健忘和虚构症；后者是大脑用虚构的细节填补缺失信息时出现的情况。

用法提示：confabulation 在此作名词，指大脑在记忆出现缺口时自动虚构内容以填补空白的过程。