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源自拉丁语 'figmentum'(意为'塑造/虚构的事物'),由动词 'fingere'(塑造,虚构)派生而来。
❶ 指凭空想象出来的事物,通常是虚构或不真实的东西。常用于描述幻想、梦境或错觉中的内容。
“The monster in his story was just a figment of his imagination.”
(他故事里的怪物只是他想象出来的虚构之物。)
“She thought she saw a ghost, but it was merely a figment of her tired mind.”
(她以为自己看到了鬼,但那只是她疲惫大脑的幻觉。)
figment of one's imagination — 指完全由某人想象出来的事物,强调其非真实性。常用于否定他人说法或解释幻觉。
“The shadow you saw was just a figment of your imagination.”
(你看到的影子只是你想象出来的幻影。)