counterfactual
adjective formal uk/ˌkaʊn.təˈfæk.tʃu.əl/ us/ˌkaʊn.t̬ɚˈfæk.tʃu.əl/
违实的，反事实的，与事实相反的
thinking about what did not happen but could have happened, or relating to this kind of thinking
Thoughts about how an embarrassing event might have turned out differently are known to psychologists as counterfactual thinking. 心理学家把人们想象已发生的尴尬事件其实可能以不同方式发生这样的想法叫做违实思考。