Figment



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.虚构的东西
• ［英］ n.虚构的东西 ( something merely imagined)
• ［记］ fig ( 做) +ment -> 做出来的 -> 虚构的东西
• ［例］ a figment of one's imagination ( 想象之物)

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Latin figmentum, from fingere to shape — more at dough
• Date: 15th century
• something made up or contrived

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