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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++fic·tion·al /ˈfɪkʃənəl/ ●○○ adjective STORYIMAGINEfictional people, events etc are imaginary and from a book or story 虚构的，编造的，小说（中）的 OPP factual fictional characters 虚构的人物 The novel is set in the fictional German town of Kreiswald. 这部小说以虚构的德国小镇克赖斯瓦尔德为背景。Examples from the Corpus
fictional• Holmes is a popular fictional character.• Does the writer address the reader directly, or through the words or thoughts of some fictional character?• It was only later that the aesthetic dimension of literary study became emphasized, with an accompanying concentration on the fictional genres.• Although the fictional Inspector Morse freely wanders the cloisters, technically police can not enter college grounds without permission from the master.• Philip becomes aware of the process through which we invent our own identities based on the fictional paradigms at our disposal.• I should guess that your little friend has a splendid knack of observation but no fictional powers.• Romances are love stories, and they do take the subject of love and give it a fictional treatment.fic·tion·al adjectiveChineseSyllable
fictional people, a imaginary are Corpus etc events from and
fictional
fic‧tion‧al /ˈfɪkʃənəl/
adjective
OPP factual:
fictional characters
The novel is set in the fictional German town of Kreiswald.
fic‧tion‧al /ˈfɪkʃənəl/
adjective Word Family: adjective: fictional, fictitious, non-fiction; noun: fiction, non-fiction; verb: fictionalize
fictional people, events etc are imaginary and from a book or story OPP factual: