Word
nonfictional
adjective
非虚构的；真实的
not fictional; based on facts or real events
- 1.
Not fictional.
非虚构的
非虚构的；非虚构
In use
This nonfictional account of the expedition combines firsthand interviews with archival research.
She prefers nonfictional stories about ordinary people to invented plots.
The library has a separate section for nonfictional works, arranged by subject.
nonfictional + noun
She prefers nonfictional books.
她更喜欢非虚构类书籍。
be + nonfictional
用于系动词后作表语。
This story is nonfictional.
这个故事是非虚构的。
Common mistakes
I prefer nonfictional to fictional.I prefer nonfiction to fiction.
nonfictional 是形容词，不能用作名词；应使用名词形式 nonfiction。
This is an unfictional story.This is a nonfictional story.
表示“非虚构的”时，应使用前缀 non-，而不是 un-；unfictional 不是标准形容词。
Connections
Confusing words
- fictional
- 虚构的 · nonfictional 表示非虚构的，而 fictional 表示虚构的，两者意义相反。
- nonfiction
- 非虚构作品 · nonfictional 是形容词，nonfiction 是名词，指非虚构类文学作品。
- fictitious
- 假想的，虚构的 · fictitious 强调完全编造或假想，常带有欺骗含义；nonfictional 强调基于事实。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.