fabrication

/ˌfæbrɪˈkeɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌfæbrɪˈkeɪʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌfa-bri-ˈkā-shən/ (ame, mw)

fabrication — noun

  • fabricationsingular
  • fabricationsplural

1. false information or a story made up to mislead others, or the action of making

1.名詞C1
釋義

false information or a story made up to mislead others, or the action of making one up

例句

Bilal admitted that the cheating story was a complete fabrication.

fixed phrase: a complete fabrication

Inês resigned after the newspaper printed a fabrication about her family.

同義詞
  • lie

    more direct and common, especially for a spoken false statement

  • falsehood

    formal word for something untrue, without the strong sense of being carefully invented

  • hoax

    usually a planned trick played on the public, often with a wider stunt element

反義詞
  • fact

    information that can be shown to be true

  • truth

    what really happened, rather than an invented version

文法句型

call something a fabrication

accuse someone of fabrication

a fabrication that + clause

用法筆記

Often used in formal contexts such as news reports, legal arguments, and official denials. Common patterns are call something a fabrication and accuse someone of fabrication.

常見錯誤

❌The article was a fabricate.
✅The article was a fabrication.
💡fabricate is the verb; fabrication is the noun.
❌The report was a fabrication of the newspaper.
✅The report was a fabrication by the newspaper.
💡use by to name who invented the false story.

2. work in which materials are shaped into products, parts, or structures, especial

2.名詞C1
釋義

work in which materials are shaped into products, parts, or structures, especially in a factory or workshop

例句

Gabriel learned metal fabrication at a training center near the port.

collocation: metal fabrication

The bridge project needed local fabrication of several steel beams.

fabrication of + part

同義詞
  • manufacturing

    broader term for factory making in general

  • production

    broadest term, covering the overall process or output of making goods

  • assembly

    focuses on putting prepared parts together rather than making them from raw material

文法句型

fabrication of + noun phrase

material + fabrication

work in + fabrication

用法筆記

Common in technical and industrial contexts, especially with materials or parts: metal fabrication, steel fabrication, and fabrication of components. For broader large-scale making, production or manufacturing is often the more general word.

常見錯誤

❌The fabrication of one sandwich took ten minutes.
✅Making one sandwich took ten minutes.
💡fabrication is usually used for industrial or technical making, not for an everyday single item.
❌She works in fabrication of clothes.
✅She works in clothing manufacturing.
💡fabrication is more natural for parts, structures, and technical materials than for general clothing production.