not real or true, being imaginary or having been fabricated 假的,非真实的;虚构的;捏造的,杜撰的 reports of a deal were dismissed as fictitious by the Minister. 部长称关于某笔交易的报告不实,因此不予受理。 ■of, relating to, or denoting the imaginary characters and events found in fiction 小说的,关于小说人物和情节的
派生 fictitiously adverb fictitiousness noun 语源
early 17th cent.: from Latin ficticius (from fingere 'contrive, form') + -ous (see also -itious)