"whole cloth" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 憑空捏造
• 純屬虛構

Definition

表示某事完全是虛構的，沒有任何事實依據。這個表達通常指徹頭徹尾的謊言或編造的故事。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Whole cloth”作為慣用語較正式且有點過時，多見於書面或敘事中，口語日常較少。常搭配“made out of whole cloth”，用來強調完全虛構，與布料無關。

Examples

The story was made out of whole cloth.

這個故事完全是**憑空捏造**的。

He invented the rumor out of whole cloth.

他把那個謠言**憑空捏造**出來的。

That excuse is whole cloth.

那個藉口完全是**憑空捏造**的。

Your explanation sounds like it's made of whole cloth to me.

你的解釋在我看來就是**純屬虛構**的。

People sometimes believe stories built from whole cloth if they're repeated enough.

如果謊言**憑空捏造**但被反覆傳播，人們有時也會相信。

Don't trust claims that come out of whole cloth with no evidence.

不要相信那些**純屬虛構**而沒有證據的說法。