fiction

fiction — 名詞

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

1.名詞A2
釋義

小說

以虛構人物和情節為主的文學作品

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.

Talia 多半讀小說，尤其是科幻小說和奇幻小說。

uncountable noun + genre specification examples

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

圖書館有一個很大的青少年小說區。

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

虛構；編造

不實的說法或故事

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.

Jabari 認為那則有關工廠倒閉的謠言純屬虛構。

collocation: pure fiction

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

那位政治人物有關預算的主張只是個編造出來自圓其說的說法。

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.