If something is fictitious, it is not true, or it is not real.

If something is fictitious如果某個東西是 fictitious（虛構的），it它 is not true, or it is not real不是真的，或者不是真實存在的。

A fictitious name is a name someone made up. A fictitious company may exist only on paper.

A fictitious name一個 fictitious 的名字 is a name someone made up就是有人編出來的名字。A fictitious company一間 fictitious 的公司 may exist only on paper可能只存在於紙上。

The word can be gentle — a fictitious character in a children’s book — but it often leans toward “this was invented, and you should not take it as fact”. Banks, courts, and news reports like it, because they need a word for things that look real but are not.

The word這個字 can be gentle可以用得比較溫和——a fictitious character in a children's book像童書裡的虛構角色——but but often leans toward "this was invented, and you should not take it as fact"但更常帶有「這是編出來的，不要當真」的意味。Banks, courts, and news reports銀行、法院，和新聞報導 like it喜歡用這個字，because they need a word for things that look real but are not因為他們需要一個字來形容看起來真、其實不是真的東西。

Though actually, in everyday talk people just say fake, made-up, or false. Fictitious sounds more official, a little colder.

Though actually不過其實，in everyday talk日常口語裡 people just say fake, made-up, or false人們就直接說 fake、made-up，或 false。Fictitious Fictitious sounds more official, a little colder聽起來比較官方，也帶點冷冰冰的感覺。

It is not the same as fictional. Fictional points at stories: this person lives in a novel. Fictitious points at truth: this is not it. You can have a fictitious address on a form with no story in sight.

It它 is not the same as fictional跟 fictional 不一樣。Fictional Fictional 指的是 points at stories故事層面：this person lives in a novel這個人活在小說裡。Fictitious Fictitious 指的是 points at truth真假層面：this is not it這件事不是真的。You你 can have a fictitious address on a form with no story in sight可以在表格上填一個 fictitious 的地址，完全沒有故事可言。