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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries虚构宇宙
Pronunciation / Transliteration: xūgòu yǔzhòu
"这部电影构建了一个庞大的虚构宇宙。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A self-consistent world or setting in which a fictional story or multiple stories take place, possessing its own physical laws, geography, and history.
"The author spent decades expanding the lore and geography of her epic fictional-universe." - 2
An interconnected continuity shared by multiple creative works, such as films, novels, and television series.
"Several independent superhero films were later combined into a single cinematic fictional-universe."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the English adjective 'fictional' (from Latin 'fictio', meaning a shaping or counterfeiting) and the noun 'universe' (from Latin 'universum', meaning all things combined into one whole). The compound emerged in the late 20th century alongside the expansion of multimedia franchises, comic book continuity systems, and immersive narrative worlds.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fictional-universe" is said worldwide
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univers fictionnel
Transliteration: y-ni-vɛʁ fik-sjɔ-nɛl
"Cet auteur a créé un univers fictionnel extrêmement riche."
fiktionales Universum
Transliteration: fɪk tjoˈnaːləs u.niˈvɛʁ.zʊm
"Die Romane spielen alle im selben fiktionalen Universum."
universo finzionale
Transliteration: u.niˈvɛr.so finˈtsjo.na.le
"I fan amano esplorare ogni dettaglio di questo universo finzionale."
universo ficticio
Transliteration: u.niˈβeɾ.so fikˈti.sjo
"La película expande el universo ficticio de la franquicia original."
universo ficcional
Transliteration: u.niˈvɛɾ.su fik.si.oˈnaw
"O jogo se passa em um universo ficcional pós-apocalíptico."
काल्पनिक ब्रह्मांड
Transliteration: kalpanik brahmand
"यह उपन्यास एक नए काल्पनिक ब्रह्मांड की रचना करता है।"
虚构宇宙
Transliteration: xūgòu yǔzhòu
"这部电影构建了一个庞大的虚构宇宙。"
가공의 세계
Transliteration: gagong-ui se-gye
"이 소설은 방대한 가공의 세계를 배경으로 한다."
架空世界
Transliteration: kakū sekai
"その物語は複雑な架空世界を舞台に展開される。"
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