;小说Fiction refers to books and stories about imaginary people and events, rather than books about real people or events.
[also N in pl]
Immigrant tales have always been popular themes in fiction...
移民故事一直是小说中常见的主题。
Diana is a writer of historical fiction.
黛安娜是历史小说作家。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]虚构;杜撰;编造 A statement or account that is fiction is not true.
The truth or fiction of this story has never been truly determined.
这个故事一直以来真伪莫辨。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]虚构之事;幻想 If something is a fiction, it is not true, although people sometimes pretend that it is true.
The idea that the United States could harmoniously accommodate all was a fiction.
认为美国可以接纳所有的人,使之和谐相处是一个幻想。
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fic·tion/ˈfɪkʃn; NAmEˈfɪkʃn/noun1[uncountable ]a type of literature that describes imaginary people and events, not real ones 小说◆a work of popular fiction通俗小说作品◆historical/romantic fiction历史╱言情小说OPP
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science fiction
2[countable , uncountable ]a thing that is invented or imagined and is not true 虚构的事;假想之物◆For years he managed to keep up the fiction that he was not married.多年来他设法一直给人一种未婚的假象。IDIOMsee
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fictionfictionsfic·tion/ˈfɪkʃn; NAmEˈfɪkʃn/
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fictionfic‧tion /ˈfɪkʃən/ ●●○ noun
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1[uncountable] books and stories about imaginary people and eventsOPP non-fiction: romantic fiction historical fiction► see thesaurus at
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2[countable] something that people want you to believe is true but which is not trueOPP fact: preserving the fiction of his happy childhood
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