2020-09-19
คำชวนสับสน ชุด F -FACTITIOUS - FICTITIOUS
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Dictionary.com
ออกเสียง “FACTITIOUS” = ‘fak-TISH-uhs’
ออกเสียง “FICTITIOUS” = ‘fik-TISH-uhs’
Abused, Confused, & Misused Words
factitious
artificial; contrived: His enthusiastic response was factitious.; made; manufactured: a factitious part
Not to be confused with:
facetious – not to be taken seriously; amusing; humorous; frivolous:
I was only being facetious.
fictitious – spurious, fake; fictional; created or assumed with the intention to conceal: a fictitious name; imaginatively produced: a fictitious story
Dictionary of Problem Word and Expression:
ให้ความหมายพื้นฐานของ “factitious” คือ
“artificial” หรือ “contrived” หรือ “not spontaneous” เช่น
“The centerpiece on the table was made of factitious leaves and flowers.”
“Many gadgets in the home are but factitious conveniences.”
ส่วน “fictitious” มีความหมาย เกี่ยวข้องกับ “not real”
หากแต่บ่อยครั้งกว่า ใช้กับ “งานต่างๆ ที่เป็น ความเพ้อฝัน” เช่น
นวนิยาย - บทละคร และ เรื่องเล่าต่างๆ เช่น
“His account of the experience was partly accurate and partly fictitious.”
วลี “a factitious lawsuit” หมายถึง
“คดีความหนึ่ง ที่วางแผนทำขึ้นบนพื้นฐานของความเป็นจริงเพียงน้อยนิด”
ส่วนวลี “a fictitious lawsuit” หมายถึง
“คดีความ ที่ทำขึ้น บนพื้นฐาน ของความเพ้อฝันอย่างเต็มที่”
Collins COBUILD English Usage
Fictional – fictitious
1. 'fictional'
A fictional character, thing, or event occurs in a story, play, or film, and has never actually existed or happened.
I had to put myself into the position of lots of fictional characters.
...a musical about a fictional composer called Moony Shapiro.
Fictional also means 'relating to fiction and the telling of stories'.
James Joyce's final fictional experiment was a novel composed entirely of mathematical equations.
2. 'fictitious'
Something that is fictitious is false and is intended to deceive people.
They bought the materials under fictitious names.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Did You Know?
Like the common words "fact" and "factual," "factitious"
ultimately comes from the Latin verb facere, meaning "to do" or "to make."
But in current use, "factitious" has little to do with things factual and true
- in fact, "factitious" often implies the opposite.
The most immediate ancestor of "factitious" is the Latin adjective facticius,
meaning "made by art" or "artificial."
When English speakers first adopted the word as "factitious" in the 17th century,
it meant "produced by human effort or skill" (rather than arising from nature).
This meaning gave rise to such meanings as "artificial" and "false" or "feigned."
Choose the Right Synonym for fictitious
FICTITIOUS, FABULOUS, LEGENDARY, MYTHICAL, APOCRYPHAL
mean having the nature of something imagined or invented.
FICTITIOUS implies fabrication and suggests artificiality or contrivance more than deliberate falsification or deception. fictitious characters
FABULOUS stresses the marvelous or incredible character of something without necessarily implying impossibility or actual nonexistence. a land of fabulous riches
LEGENDARY suggests the elaboration of invented details and distortion of historical facts produced by popular tradition. the legendary exploits of Davy Crockett
MYTHICAL implies a purely fanciful explanation of facts or the creation of beings and events out of the imagination. mythical creatures
APOCRYPHAL implies an unknown or dubious source or origin or may imply that the thing itself is dubious or inaccurate. a book that repeats many apocryphal stories
Did You Know?
Fictitious is related to the Latin word ficticius, meaning "artificial" or "feigned."
It was first used in English as an antonym for "natural."
For instance, a fake diamond would be referred to as a fictitious one.
This use indicates the word's deeper Latin roots.
Ficticius is from Latin fingere, meaning "to shape, form, or devise."
Nowadays, "fictitious" is no longer used for physical things shaped by the human hand. Rather, it is typically used for imaginative creations or for feigned emotions.
