early 15c., "something invented or imagined, a myth or fable; deceitful practice; false doctrine," from Latin figmentum "something formed or fashioned, creation," related to figura "shape" (see figure (n.)). Related: Figmental; figmentary.
雙語例句
1. The figure vanished as silently as if it had simply been a figment of her imagination.
那個人影無聲無息地消失了,仿佛一切只是她的憑空想像.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. The attack wasn't just a figment of my imagination.
襲擊可不是我憑空想象出來的。
來自辭典例句
3. Yes. You are a figment of the past!
對,你是過去的幻影!
來自辭典例句
4. Is this spider thing a figment of your imagination, too?