编造

• 拼音: biān zào
• 汉字拆解: 编 = 纟 (silk/thread) + 扁 (flat); 造 = 辶 (walk) + 告 (tell)

含义

To fabricate; to make up; to invent (stories, lies, excuses).

Refers to creating false information, excuses, or stories. Carries a negative connotation of deception. Can be used for both deliberate lies and imaginative inventions, though the context usually implies dishonesty.

例句

1. 他编造了一个借口来解释自己为什么迟到。
2. 这篇报道完全是编造的，没有任何事实依据。
3. 孩子们喜欢编造各种奇怪的故事，这是他们想象力的体现。

用法指南

语境: accusation, critique, description

语气: critical

正确说法

• 别编造借口了，说实话吧。(Stop making up excuses and tell the truth.)
• 这个故事是他编造的。(He made up this story.)

错误说法

• 用编造形容合理推测 (Don't use 编造 for reasonable speculation — it implies deliberate falsehood)

起源与历史

编 (weave) + 造 (make). To weave/fabricate something.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal