fiction
单词辨析：
指人物与情节均为虚构的文学作品。
She is a popular writer of science fiction.
她是一位很受欢迎的科幻小说家。
He prefers historical fiction to romance novels.
比起爱情小说，他更喜欢历史小说。
指篇幅短小、旨在道德教化的传统故事，尤指动物寓言故事。
It's a land rich in fable.
此地是寓言之乡。
This is a fable about a dog and a mouse.
这是一个关于狗和老鼠的寓言故事。
指长篇小说。
'War and Peace' is a great novel by Leo Tolstoy.
《战争与和平》是列夫·托尔斯泰的长篇巨著。
He has read all of the novels by Dickens.
他读过狄更斯的全部小说。
特指这两类小说，作后者解时尤指旧时创作或以古代为背景的传奇故事。
This is a romance about a prince who married a poor girl.
这是一则王子同灰姑娘结婚的爱情故事。
The figure comes from a medieval romance.
这个人物来自中世纪的传奇故事。
指意在娱乐大众的叙事性文学作品，其内容可能是真实的，也可能是虚构的。
He spent the whole afternoon reading a detective story.
他整个下午都在读一本侦探小说。
This novel is based on a true story.
这部小说是根据真实故事而写的。
指虚构的惊险刺激的故事。
The newly published book contains 20 old Chinese folk tales.
新出版的这本书包含20个古老的中国民间故事。
The author earned his fame through several popular tales of adventure.
这名作家因多个广受欢迎的探险故事而出了名。
相关例句：
Fiction takes up a large slice of the publishing market.
小说在出版市场上占了很大的份额。
Fiction and reality were increasingly blurred
虚构和现实越来越难以区分了。
I am leaving to concentrate on writing fiction.
我辞职是为了专心写小说。
Immigrant tales have always been popular themes in fiction
移民故事一直是小说中常见的主题。
Fiction is the essential characteristic of the drama.
“假定性”是戏剧的本质特征。
The fiction that 'he' is a neutral shorthand for 'he or she' is no longer acceptable to many.
认为“他”是“他或她”的中性简称的这种说法，很多人已不再接受。