fictitious
adjective /fɪkˈtɪʃəs/
/fɪkˈtɪʃəs/
- invented by somebody rather than true
虚构的；虚假的 - All the places and characters in my novel are fictitious (= they do not exist in real life).
我小说中的人物和地点纯属虚构。 - The account he gives of his childhood is fictitious.
他对自己童年的描述是虚假的。 - Police said the name John Haydon was fictitious, but the address given was genuine.
警方称约翰•海登这个名字是假的，但所给的地址是真的。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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词源early 17th cent.: from Latin ficticius (from fingere ‘contrive, form’) + -ous. - All the places and characters in my novel are fictitious (= they do not exist in real life).