Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #3431
Fully loadedfiction
小说；虚构故事
a type of literature about imaginary people and events
- 1.
Literary type using invented or imaginative writing, instead of real facts, usually written as prose.
小说,虚构或想象性文学体裁,通常为散文形式
- 2.
a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
基于想象而非必然事实的文学作品
- 3.
A verbal or written account that is not based on actual events (often intended to mislead); an untrue belief.
虚构陈述(常为误导)；不实之信
- 4.
a deliberately false or improbable account
故意虚构或不可信的说法
- 5.
A legal fiction.
法律拟制
虚构事实；捏造；拟制；小说,虚构或想象性文学体裁,通常为散文形式；基于想象而非必然事实的文学作品；虚构陈述(常为误导)；不实之信；故意虚构或不可信的说法
In use
She likes to read fiction before going to sleep.
The book is fiction, but it includes real historical events.
Many readers prefer fiction because it lets them escape into another world.
fiction about [noun phrase]
about 后接小说主题，fiction 在此为不可数名词。
I enjoy reading fiction about time travel.
我喜欢读关于时间旅行的小说。
a work of fiction
常用于表示一部具体的虚构文学作品，work 为可数名词。
The movie is based on a work of fiction.
这部电影基于一部虚构作品。
in fiction
介词短语，用作状语，表示在虚构的语境中。
Connections
Collocations
- science fiction
- 科幻小说
- She loves reading science fiction about space exploration.她喜欢读关于太空探索的科幻小说。
- historical fiction
- 历史小说
- This novel is a work of historical fiction set in ancient China.这部小说是一部以中国古代为背景的历史小说。
- work of fiction
- 虚构作品
- The movie is based on a work of fiction, not real events.这部电影基于虚构作品，并非真实事件。
- pure fiction
- 纯属虚构
- His story about meeting a celebrity was pure fiction.他关于遇到名人的故事纯属虚构。
- fiction writer
- 小说作家
- As a fiction writer, she creates imaginative worlds.作为一名小说作家，她创造富有想象力的世界。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆：fic 谐音'非'，虚构的非真实故事。
Context & Register
mixed; contexts: literary works, courtroom or everyday accusations. Note_zh: 本词具有两种常见语境：文学作品中指虚构故事，日常或法律语境中指捏造的事实；语体介于正式与口语之间，具体取决于所指含义。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the '-ction' ending with /ʃən/ sound, which rhymes with 'fiction'. Be aware that other words spelled with 'tion' may have different pronunciations (e.g., 'nation' /ˈneɪʃən/).
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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