fiction

fiction — noun

1. Imaginative writing about invented characters and happenings, rather than real f

1.名詞A2
釋義

Imaginative writing about invented characters and happenings, rather than real facts and people.

例句

Talia reads mostly fiction, especially science fiction and fantasy novels.

uncountable noun + genre specification examples

The library has a large section of fiction for young readers.

同義詞
  • novel

    refers specifically to a long fictional book, not the genre

  • story

    broader — can be true or false; fiction always means invented

  • literature

    broader category that includes fiction, poetry, drama, and non-fiction writing

反義詞
  • non-fiction

    writing about real events and facts

  • fact

    a piece of true information

  • reality

    the actual state of things, not imagined

文法句型

a work of fiction

fiction about [topic]

fiction + noun (fiction writer, fiction section)

用法筆記

Uncountable when referring to the genre as a whole ('I enjoy fiction'). Countable only in the set phrase 'a work of fiction' or similar expressions.

常見錯誤

❌I read a fiction yesterday.
✅I read a novel / a work of fiction yesterday.
💡fiction is usually uncountable; use 'novel' or 'a work of fiction' to talk about one book.

2. A story or statement that is invented and not true, often deliberately so.

2.名詞B2
釋義

A story or statement that is invented and not true, often deliberately so.

例句

Jabari dismissed the rumour about the factory closing as pure fiction.

collocation: pure fiction

The politician's claim about the budget was a convenient fiction.

collocation: a convenient fiction

同義詞
  • fabrication

    stronger — suggests deliberate lying; more formal than fiction

  • invention

    less negative — can mean a created story without implying dishonesty

  • falsehood

    more direct — simply means something untrue

反義詞
  • truth

    what is real or accurate

  • fact

    a piece of information that can be proven true

文法句型

pure/sheer fiction

a convenient fiction

it is fiction that + clause

用法筆記

Commonly appears in the fixed phrases 'pure fiction', 'sheer fiction' (to emphasise complete falsehood), and 'a convenient fiction' (a false explanation that avoids trouble).

常見錯誤

❌I caught him in fiction.
✅I caught him in a lie.
💡fiction as a falsehood refers to an invented story or claim, not to telling a single lie in everyday conversation.