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• science-fiction

語源

From science +‎ fiction. First use appears c. 1851. See cite below.

発音

• IPA: /ˈsaɪəns ˌfɪkʃən/
• ハイフネーション: sci‧ence fic‧tion
• 韻: -ɪkʃən

名詞

science fiction (usually uncountable, plural science fictions)

1. Fiction in which advanced technology or science is a key element.

   Synonyms: scientific romance (dated), scientifiction (dated), sci-fi, SF, skiffy, stf

   Hypernyms: imaginative fiction, non-mimetic fiction, SF/F/H, speculative fiction

   Hyponyms: hard science fiction, proto-science fiction, soft science fiction

   Coordinate terms: fantasy, horror

   • 1851, William Wilson, A Little Earnest Book Upon a Great Old Subject:

     Now this applies especially to Science-Fiction, in which the revealed truths of Science may be given, interwoven with a pleasing story which may itself be poetical and true—thus circulating a knowledge of the Poetry of Science, clothed in a garb of the Poetry of Life.

   • 1975 April, Isaac Asimov, “How Easy to See the Future!”, in Natural History, volume 84, number 4, New York: American Museum of Natural History, →ISSN, page 92, column 2:

     Science fiction can be defined as that branch of literature which deals with the reaction of human beings to changes in science and technology.

   • 2025 November 17, Lauren Kunze, “The Sad and Dangerous Reality Behind ‘Her’”, in The New York Times‎, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:

     When “Her” premiered in 2013, it fell firmly in the camp of science fiction. Today, the film, set prophetically in 2025, feels more like a documentary.

     (Can we archive this URL?)

2. (by extension) Technology that, while theoretically possible, is not yet practical.

   Despite decades of research, mass-market personal aircraft are still science fiction.

反意語

• science fact

派生語

形容詞

science fiction

1. Of or pertaining to this genre.

Further reading

• science fiction on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

形容詞

science-fiction

1. Alternative form of science fiction.