an imaginative story 和 an imaginary story 意思是否相同?
an imaginative story 是指一个富有想象力的故事,而 an imaginary story 则是一个虚构的故事。关于 imaginative 的例句见 imaginable/imaginative。下面补充一些有关 imaginary 的实例：
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Her illnesses are usually imaginary. (Chambers) 她的病通常都是幻想出来的。
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All the events described in this story are imaginary. (LASED) 这个故事所描述的事件都是虚构的。
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Ghosts are imaginary. (Thorndike) 鬼是虚构出来的。
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All the characters in the book are imaginary. (Neal) 这本书中所有的人物都是虚构的。
请做下面的英语试题：
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Acting is defined as the ability to react to imaginary stimuli. A. unexpected B. uncommon C. unusual D. unreal(TOEFL)
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Although the main characters in the novel are so true to life, they are certainly _. A. imaginary B. imaginable C. imaginative D. imagining
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The novelist is a highly ____ person. A. imaginable B. imaginative C. imaginary D. imagined(全国研考)
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On the desert travellers of ten see ____ rivers and lakes. A. imagining B. imaginative C. imaginable D. imaginary(全国英语专业四级,93-61)