Word · Frequency #14381
fictitious
虚构的；假想的
formed or conceived by the imagination; not real
- 1.
Invented; contrived.
虚构的；编造的
编造的；虚假的；虚伪的；虚构的；编造的；假想的；编造的；虚伪的；[法] 假定的
In use
The novel's characters are all fictitious, but the setting is based on a real town.
He gave a fictitious address to the courier, so the package could not be delivered.
The company was fined for reporting fictitious sales figures in its accounts.
fictitious + noun
常置于名词前作定语，表示虚构的、虚假的。
The novel features a fictitious town called Maycomb.
这部小说虚构了一个名叫梅科姆的小镇。
be + fictitious
常与系动词连用作表语。
The witness's testimony was entirely fictitious.
证人的证词完全是捏造的。
consider/declare/etc. + noun + fictitious
后接名词加形容词作宾语补足语，表示认为某事物是虚构的。
Many people consider the report fictitious.
许多人认为这份报告是虚构的。
Common mistakes
That's a fictitious.That's fictitious.
fictitious 是形容词，不能直接用为名词，应去掉不定冠词，保留形容词形式。
The movie is about a fictitious hero.The movie is about a fictional hero.
fictitious 强调为欺骗而编造，而 fictional 指虚构的、小说中的。作品中的英雄应使用 fictional。
Connections
Collocations
- fictitious character
- 虚构人物
- She is a fictitious character from a children's book.她是一个儿童书中虚构的人物。
- fictitious name
- 化名；虚构的名字
- The author published the novel under a fictitious name.作者用化名出版了这部小说。
- fictitious identity
- 虚构身份；假身份
- He used a fictitious identity to open the account.他用虚构的身份开了这个账户。
- fictitious company
- 虚构的公司
- The invoice was issued by a fictitious company.这张发票是由一家虚构的公司开具的。
- fictitious address
- 虚构的地址
- She wrote a fictitious address on the registration form.她在登记表上写了一个虚构的地址。
- fictitious account
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 fiction（小说、虚构）加上形容词后缀 -tious，像小说里编出来的一样，就是“虚构的”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：academic writing、legal documents、financial records fictitious 多用于正式书面语，如法律、财务等需要准确表述“虚构/编造”的场合；在随意口语中较少出现，可考虑用 made-up 或 fake 等更口语化的词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
ambitious、nutritious、superstitious 和 suspicious 与 fictitious 押韵（重读的 /ɪ/ + /ʃəs/ 结尾）；注意 suspicious 拼作 -cious，不是 -tious。注意 pretentious 和 cautious 虽然也以 -tious 结尾，但重读元音不同（pretentious 是 /ɛ/，cautious 是 /ɔː/），因此不与 fictitious 押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.