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a figment of one's imagination
figment 几乎总是出现在习语 a figment of one's imagination 中，表示某人凭空想象出来的事物；one's 可换成具体的名词所有格或代词所有格。
The strange noise was just a figment of his imagination.
那奇怪的声音只是他想象出来的东西。
虚构的事；幻想
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虚构的事；幻想
a fabricated or imaginary idea
The strange noise was just a figment of his imagination.
那奇怪的声音只是他想象出来的东西。
常用于短语 figment of one's imagination（某人凭空想象出来的事物）。
A fabrication, fantasy, invention; something fictitious.
She thought she saw a ghost, but it was only a figment of her imagination.
她以为自己看到了鬼，但那只是她想象中的虚构之物。
The treasure map turned out to be a figment; no such island existed.
那张藏宝图原来是虚构出来的，根本没有这样一座岛屿。
Are those fears real, or just figments of your mind?
那些恐惧是真的，还是你脑海中的幻象？
figment 几乎总是出现在习语 a figment of one's imagination 中，表示某人凭空想象出来的事物；one's 可换成具体的名词所有格或代词所有格。
The strange noise was just a figment of his imagination.
那奇怪的声音只是他想象出来的东西。
Not this
The vase broke, and she picked up a figment from the floor.
Use this
The vase broke, and she picked up a fragment from the floor.
figment 意为“幻想、虚构之事”，而 fragment 意为“碎片、片段”。句中要表达的是拾起花瓶的碎片，所以应用 fragment。
Not this
That strange noise was just a figment of your mind.
Use this
That strange noise was just a figment of your imagination.
figment 通常与 of one's imagination 搭配，构成固定短语 a figment of one's imagination，表示“某人想象出来的东西”。虽然 mind 也可表示“心智”，但在此短语中不用 mind。
Not this
The phrase 'raining cats and dogs' is a figment of speech.
Use this
The phrase 'raining cats and dogs' is a figure of speech.
figment 指“虚构的事”，而 figure 常用于固定搭配 figure of speech，意为“修辞、比喻”。学习者因 figment 与 figure 拼写相近而混淆，但 figment 不用于表示修辞。
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凭空想象出来的事物
The monster in the story is just a figment of the imagination.
故事里的怪物只不过是凭空想象出来的。
某人想象中的虚构事物
He thought he saw a ghost, but it was a figment of his imagination.
他觉得自己看到了鬼，但那只是他想象中的虚构事物。
纯粹的虚构
The reported conspiracy theory is a pure figment with no evidence.
这个流传的阴谋论毫无证据，纯粹是虚构的。
不过是虚构之物
His fear of failure was a mere figment created by anxiety.
他对失败的恐惧不过是焦虑制造出来的虚构之物。
某人臆想出来的事物；凭空想象的东西
The noise was just a figment of her imagination.
那声音只是她凭空想象出来的。
你只是我想象出来的。
This lyric is from 'You Keep Me Hangin' On', a 1966 single by The Supremes; the speaker is telling their partner that the love they feel is only a figment of their imagination.
这句歌词出自至上女声组合1966年的单曲《You Keep Me Hangin' On》，歌手在歌中告诉对方，自己所感受到的爱不过是想象出来的。
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记忆联想：幻想中浮现的无花果（fig）并不存在，只是虚构的幻影——figment。
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、文学或书面讨论 figment 多用于较正式的书面或文学语境，常出现在 figment of one's imagination 中，表示想象或虚构的事物；日常口语中较少单独使用。
可数名词；复数形式为 figments。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.