"whole cloth" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 凭空捏造
• 纯属虚构

Definition

表示某事完全是虚构的，没有任何事实依据。这个表达通常指彻头彻尾的谎言或编造的故事。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Whole cloth”作为习语较为正式且略显过时，多见于书面或文学表达；日常对话中少见。常出现在“made out of whole cloth”，强调完全虚构，与布料无关。

Examples

The story was made out of whole cloth.

这个故事完全是**凭空捏造**的。

He invented the rumor out of whole cloth.

他把那个谣言**凭空捏造**出来的。

That excuse is whole cloth.

那个借口完全是**凭空捏造**的。

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

你的解释在我听来就是**纯属虚构**的。

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

如果谎言**凭空捏造**但被反复传播，人们有时也会相信。

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

不要相信那些**纯属虚构**却没有证据的说法。