fictional

UK/'fikʃənl/US/'fikʃәnl/

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Definitions

adj.

Invented for a story; not real; relating to fiction.

虚构的；小说中的。

Root Breakdown

Root-derived

fictmake, do

-ionact, process, state

-alrelating to, having the nature of

=fictional

fiction + -al = relating to fiction. fict- is the fic-/fect- form of fac ('make'): fiction is literally 'a thing made up.' Fictional means belonging to that made-up world. See fiction.

Root fac still carries 273 more words

Common Collocations

1.fictional character虚构人物
2.fictional world虚构世界
3.fictional account虚构的叙述

Example Sentences

1.
Sherlock Holmes is a famous fictional character.
2.
The novel is set in a fictional town in New England.

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