confabulation
演变路径(由近及远)
- 英语
- 继承自 ←中古英语 confabulacion “conversation”
- 源自 ←拉丁语 confābulātiōnem
原始词根
原始印欧语 *bʰeh₂-
词源说明
From Middle English confabulacion (“conversation”), from Latin confābulātiōnem, from cōnfābulārī + -tiōnem.
释义(英文)
名词 Noun
- A casual conversation; a chat.
- (psychology) A fabricated memory believed to be true, especially in someone with dementia or with encephalopathy from advanced alcoholism.