"factoid" in Chinese (Simplified)
冷知识虚假事实
Definition
factoid 指的是一条简短有趣的信息,常作为趣闻使用,有时也指看起来像事实但其实不真的说法。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“factoid” 常用于非正式场合表示趣味性小知识,但在正式或学术语境下,也可能暗示这些信息并不完全真实。有时与“fun fact”(趣闻)区分:前者可能是假信息,需视具体语境而定。
Examples
Here's a weird factoid: bananas are berries, but strawberries aren't.
这里有一个奇怪的**冷知识**:香蕉属于浆果,草莓却不是。
The book is full of interesting factoids about animals.
这本书里全是关于动物的有趣**冷知识**。
He likes to share random factoids with his friends.
他喜欢和朋友分享各种**冷知识**。
That 'goldfish have a three-second memory' is actually just a factoid—it isn't true.
“金鱼只有三秒记忆”其实只是一个**虚假事实**,这不是真的。
If you want to impress someone, just throw in a cool factoid during the conversation.
想给别人留下好印象,聊天时插入一个有趣的**冷知识**就行了。
Sometimes a factoid spreads online and people believe it without checking.
有时候一个**冷知识**在网上传播,人们也不会查证就相信了。