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想象出来的东西;空想,幻象(心中构出而非实有之物)
相关 名词理据由「想象之力」落到其产物——心中构出而非实有之象(It's just your imagination「那只是你的想象」)。
例句
It's just your imagination — there is no ghost.那只是你的想象——根本没有鬼;由想象之力落到其产物(相关·结果)——心中幻出之物。The monster was a figment of his imagination.那怪物只是他想出来的东西;同此——空想、幻象。
溯源路径本义 → 义项3