Word · Frequency #10818
nonfiction
非虚构作品;纪实文学
Written works that give facts or true accounts of real things and events; often used attributively.
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Written works intended to give facts, or true accounts of real things and events. Often used attributively.
旨在提供事实或真实事件记载的书面作品。常用作定语。
旨在提供事实或真实事件记载的书面作品。常用作定语。;(非小说的)写实文学
In use
I prefer reading nonfiction because I enjoy learning about real events.
The library has a large section dedicated to nonfiction.
Her latest book is a work of nonfiction about climate change.
nonfiction + noun
nonfiction 常作定语修饰名词,此时不加复数。
She writes nonfiction books about wildlife.
她写关于野生动物的非虚构类书籍。
write / read nonfiction
表示读写纪实类作品时,nonfiction 直接作宾语。
I prefer to read nonfiction.
我更喜欢读非虚构作品。
work(s) of nonfiction
“一部/多部非虚构作品”常用 a work of nonfiction / works of nonfiction 表达。
His latest work of nonfiction is about climate change.
他最新的非虚构作品是关于气候变化的。
Common mistakes
She wrote a nonfiction about her travels.She wrote a nonfiction book about her travels.
nonfiction 是‘纪实文学/非虚构作品’这一体裁的统称,不能直接加 a 指代单部作品;具体指某本或某篇时,需要在后面补上 book、article 等名词。
I am interested for nonfiction.I am interested in nonfiction.
‘对……感兴趣’的固定搭配是 be interested in + 宾语;for 是受汉语‘对’直译影响产生的介词误用,所以应改用 in。
I read many nonfiction.I read a lot of nonfiction.
many 只能修饰可数名词复数,nonfiction 在这个用法中指不可数的整体类别,要用 a lot of(或 much)来修饰;如果想保留 many,可改成 many nonfiction books。
Connections
Collocations
- nonfiction book
- 非虚构类图书,纪实图书
- I usually read a nonfiction book before bed.我睡前通常读一本非虚构类图书。
- creative nonfiction
- 创意非虚构(文学)
- Her essay is a beautiful piece of creative nonfiction.她的文章是一篇优美的创意非虚构作品。
- literary nonfiction
- 文学性非虚构作品
- The course covers both literary nonfiction and fiction.这门课程涵盖文学性非虚构作品和小说。
- nonfiction writing
- 非虚构写作
- He teaches nonfiction writing at the university.他在大学教授非虚构写作。
- read nonfiction
- 阅读非虚构作品
- I prefer to read nonfiction about history.我更喜欢读历史方面的非虚构作品。
- nonfiction author
Learner notes
Memory Tip
nonfiction = non(非)+ fiction(虚构),合起来就是“非虚构”的纪实作品。想想书架上的传记和纪录片,它们都在讲述真实发生的事。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:图书分类、出版与阅读讨论、写作课程 nonfiction 描述基于事实或真实事件的作品时语体中性,图书分类和出版领域比较常见,也可作定语修饰名词,如 a nonfiction book。口语和书面语中均可使用。
Grammar Note
不可数名词,无复数形式
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 nonfiction 押韵的词,其重读元音及后面部分均为 /ɪkʃən/,如 fiction、friction、depiction、prediction、restriction、conviction。注意:nation (/ˈneɪʃən/)、function (/ˈfʌŋkʃən/)、question (/ˈkwɛstʃən/) 等 -tion 结尾的词拼写相似,但发音不同,不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.