fiction
/ˈfɪkʃn; `fɪkʃən/ n
1 [U] type of literature (eg novels, stories) describing imaginary events and people 小说
works of fiction 小说作品
He writes fiction. 他是写小说的.
Truth is often stranger than fiction. 事实往往比小说更离奇. Cf 参看 non-fiction.
2 [C] thing that is invented or imagined and not strictly true 虚构的或想像出的事; 并非完全真实的事
a polite fiction, ie sth assumed to be true (though it may not be) for social reasons 冠冕堂皇的应酬话. Cf 参看 fact.