Fictitious



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj.假的; 虚构的
• ［英］ adj.假的 ( not real; false) ; 虚构的 ( imaginary; fabulous)
• ［类］ 反义词: factual ( 事实的)
• ［记］ fict ( 做) +itious -> 做出来的 -> 假的
• ［同］ 同根词: fiction ( 小说) ; figment ( 虚构)
• ［例］ a fictitious character ( 虚构人物)

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Etymology: Latin ficticius artificial, feigned, from fictus
• Date: circa 1633
• 1. of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction ; imaginary
• 2.
  • a. conventionally or hypothetically assumed or accepted <a fictitious concept>
  • b. of a name false, assumed
• 3. not genuinely felt
• ? fictitiously adverb
• ? fictitiousness noun
• Synonyms:
  • fictitious, fabulous, legendary, mythical, apocryphal mean having the nature of something imagined or invented. fictitious implies fabrication and suggests artificiality or contrivance more than deliberate falsification or deception <fictitious characters>. fabulous stresses the marvelous or incredible character of something without necessarily implying impossibility or actual nonexistence<a land of fabulous riches>. legendary suggests the elaboration of invented details and distortion of historical facts produced by popular tradition<the legendary exploits of Davy Crockett>. mythical implies a purely fanciful explanation of facts or the creation of beings and events out of the imagination<mythical creatures>. apocryphal implies an unknown or dubious source or origin or may imply that the thing itself is dubious or inaccurate<a book that repeats many apocryphal stories>.

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