speculative fiction
noun [ U ] uk/ˌspek.jə.lə.tɪv ˈfɪk.ʃən/ us/ˌspek.jə.lə.t̬ɪv ˈfɪk.ʃən/
臆想小说
a type of story or literature that is set in a world that is different from the one we live in, or that deals with magical or imagined future events
She tells readers that she writes "speculative fiction," defined as "fiction in which impossible things happen". 她告诉读者她写的”臆想小说”是指“有不存在于现实世界事件发生的小说”。
Her speculative fiction novel is set in the near-future. 她的臆想小说以不远的将来为背景。
Compare: fantasy fictionscience fiction
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- His near-future speculative fiction features many advances in medicine and robotics.
- It's easy to read this novel - as is the case with all speculative fiction - as a parable of our times.
- Speculative fiction is a broad umbrella term.
- Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale springs to mind as a powerful example of speculative fiction.
- He said that he thought the term “Speculative Fiction” stands for various genres: Science Fiction, Horror, Fantasy and all sub-genres.