fabricated(常作形容词)
/ˈfæbrɪkeɪtɪd/
The story was fabricated.
这个故事是编造出来的。
The journalist discovered that several key documents had been fabricated to mislead the public and protect those in power.
这位记者发现,为了误导公众并保护当权者,有几份关键文件被人伪造了。
fabricated 来自动词 fabricate,其词根可追溯到拉丁语 fabrica(“工坊、制作”)及 faber(“工匠”)。因此它既能表示“制造出来的”,也常引申为“凭空做出来的(捏造/伪造)”。