"a lie," especially a little one, "a white lie," 1610s, of uncertain origin, perhaps from fibble-fable "nonsense" (1580s), a reduplication of fable (n.).
fib (v.)
"tell trifling lies," 1680s, from fib (n.). Seldom, if ever, transitive. Related: Fibbed; fibbing; fibbery.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. " I told a fib about my age, " little Tom said.
“ 有關(guān)我的年齡我撒了個(gè)謊, ” 小湯姆說(shuō).
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
2. Aprotinin did not influence the Fib and TEG of group A.