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imaginative/imaginary

问

an imaginative story 和 an imaginary story 意思是否相同?

答

an imaginative story 是指一个富有想象力的故事,而 an imaginary story 则是一个虚构的故事。关于 imaginative 的例句见 imaginable/imaginative。下面补充一些有关 imaginary 的实例：

Her illnesses are usually imaginary. (Chambers) 她的病通常都是幻想出来的。
All the events described in this story are imaginary. (LASED) 这个故事所描述的事件都是虚构的。
Ghosts are imaginary. (Thorndike) 鬼是虚构出来的。
All the characters in the book are imaginary. (Neal) 这本书中所有的人物都是虚构的。

练习

Acting is defined as the ability to react to imaginary stimuli.
1. A
  unexpected
2. B
  uncommon
3. C
  unusual
4. D
  unreal(TOEFL)
Although the main characters in the novel are so true to life, they are certainly _.
1. A
  imaginary
2. B
  imaginable
3. C
  imaginative
4. D
  imagining
The novelist is a highly ____ person.
1. A
  imaginable
2. B
  imaginative
3. C
  imaginary
4. D
  imagined(全国研考)
On the desert travellers of ten see ____ rivers and lakes.
1. A
  imagining
2. B
  imaginative
3. C
  imaginable
4. D
  imaginary(全国英语专业四级,93-61)