fiction
英 [ˈfɪkʃn]
美 [ˈfɪkʃn]
n. 小说; 虚构的事; 假想之物
复数：fictions
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Collins.2 / BNC.3431 / COCA.2762
同义词辨析
fictionfablenovelromancestorytale【导航词义：故事】
fictionn. 小说
〔辨析〕
指人物与情节均为虚构的文学作品。
〔例证〕
She is a popular writer of science fiction.
她是一位很受欢迎的科幻小说家。
He prefers historical fiction to romance novels.
比起爱情小说，他更喜欢历史小说。
她是一位很受欢迎的科幻小说家。
He prefers historical fiction to romance novels.
比起爱情小说，他更喜欢历史小说。
fablen. 寓言故事
〔辨析〕
指篇幅短小、旨在道德教化的传统故事，尤指动物寓言故事。
〔例证〕
It's a land rich in fable.
此地是寓言之乡。
This is a fable about a dog and a mouse.
这是一个关于狗和老鼠的寓言故事。
此地是寓言之乡。
This is a fable about a dog and a mouse.
这是一个关于狗和老鼠的寓言故事。
noveln. 小说
〔辨析〕
指长篇小说。
〔例证〕
'War and Peace' is a great novel by Leo Tolstoy.
《战争与和平》是列夫·托尔斯泰的长篇巨著。
He has read all of the novels by Dickens.
他读过狄更斯的全部小说。
《战争与和平》是列夫·托尔斯泰的长篇巨著。
He has read all of the novels by Dickens.
他读过狄更斯的全部小说。
romancen. 爱情故事；传奇故事
〔辨析〕
特指这两类小说，作后者解时尤指旧时创作或以古代为背景的传奇故事。
〔例证〕
This is a romance about a prince who married a poor girl.
这是一则王子同灰姑娘结婚的爱情故事。
The figure comes from a medieval romance.
这个人物来自中世纪的传奇故事。
这是一则王子同灰姑娘结婚的爱情故事。
The figure comes from a medieval romance.
这个人物来自中世纪的传奇故事。
storyn. 故事，小说
〔辨析〕
指意在娱乐大众的叙事性文学作品，其内容可能是真实的，也可能是虚构的。
〔例证〕
He spent the whole afternoon reading a detective story.
他整个下午都在读一本侦探小说。
This novel is based on a true story.
这部小说是根据真实故事而写的。
他整个下午都在读一本侦探小说。
This novel is based on a true story.
这部小说是根据真实故事而写的。
talen. 故事
〔辨析〕
指虚构的惊险刺激的故事。
〔例证〕
The newly published book contains 20 old Chinese folk tales.
新出版的这本书包含20个古老的中国民间故事。
The author earned his fame through several popular tales of adventure.
这名作家因多个广受欢迎的探险故事而出了名。
新出版的这本书包含20个古老的中国民间故事。
The author earned his fame through several popular tales of adventure.
这名作家因多个广受欢迎的探险故事而出了名。
习惯用语
n.
- truth is stranger than fiction
- 现实比虚构更不可思议
used to say that things that actually happen are often more surprising than stories that are invented
牛津词典
noun
- 小说
a type of literature that describes imaginary people and events, not real ones- a work of popular fiction
通俗小说作品 - historical/romantic fiction
历史 / 言情小说
- a work of popular fiction
- 虚构的事；假想之物
a thing that is invented or imagined and is not true- For years he managed to keep up the fiction that he was not married.
多年来他设法一直给人一种未婚的假象。
- For years he managed to keep up the fiction that he was not married.
柯林斯词典
- See also:Immigrant tales have always been popular themes in fiction...Diana is a writer of historical fiction.science fiction
- N-UNCOUNT 虚构;杜撰;编造
A statement or account that isfictionis not true.- The truth or fiction of this story has never been truly determined.
这个故事一直以来真伪莫辨。
- The truth or fiction of this story has never been truly determined.
- N-COUNT 虚构之事;幻想
If something is afiction, it is not true, although people sometimes pretend that it is true.- The idea that the United States could harmoniously accommodate all was a fiction.
认为美国可以接纳所有的人，使之和谐相处是一个幻想。
- The idea that the United States could harmoniously accommodate all was a fiction.
英英释义
noun
- a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
- a deliberately false or improbable account
双语例句
- Since you have had English Literature, you should take American Literature and American Prose and Fiction.
既然你已学了英国文学，你还应该学美国文学和美国散文及小说。 - The truth or fiction of this story has never been truly determined.
这个故事一直以来真伪莫辨。 - Immigrant tales have always been popular themes in fiction
移民故事一直是小说中常见的主题。 - How do we sort out fact from fiction?
我们如何将事实与虚构区分开呢？ - The idea of cloning extinct life forms still belongs to science fiction.
克隆已经灭绝的生物的想法仍旧只限于科幻小说中。 - Fiction is the essential characteristic of the drama.
“假定性”是戏剧的本质特征。 - Unfortunately historic American fiction is constantly being used as a stick to beat contemporary British writers with.
不幸的是，经典的美国小说经常被用来作为批评当代英国作家的依据。 - This novel is not science fiction, nor is it Gothic horror.
这本小说既非科幻小说亦非哥特派恐怖小说。 - I am leaving to concentrate on writing fiction.
我辞职是为了专心写小说。 - It is sheer fiction.
事属子虚。