literal
英 [ˈlɪtərəl] 美 [ˈlɪtərəl]

adj.

照字面的；原义的；逐字的；平实的，避免夸张

n.

[印]错排，文字上的错误；

双语释义

adj.(形容词)

1. 照字面的,原义的 being or following the exact or original meaning or a word, phrase, etc.
2. 逐字的 giving a single word in place of each original word

英英释义

literal[ 'litərəl ]

• n.a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind

  同义词：misprinterratumtypographical errortypoliteral error

• adj.
  • being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something

    "a literal solitude like a desert"

    同义词：actualgenuinereal

  • without interpretation or embellishment

    "a literal depiction of the scene before him"

  • limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text

    "a literal translation"

  • avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis)

    "it's the literal truth"

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)～+名词

• literal interpretation逐字解释

词组短语

literal translation直译，直译法；逐字翻译

literal meaning字面意义，字面意思；字义

同近义词辨析

literary, literal

literary 有文化的(反义词是illiterate),如：people applying for the job should be computer literate.(申请这份工作的人应会使用电脑。)

literal 文字上的，字面的。如：a literal interpretation of a passage(对一段文章的字面解释)

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. A literal translation is not always the closest to the original meaning.
   逐字翻译不一定最接近原义。
2. He made a literal interpretation.
   他逐字解释。
3. There had been a literal truth in his declaration.
   从字面上看，他刚才说的话并不假。
4. We can get the answer by literal interpretation.
   我们单从字面上就可以找到答案.
5. It was believed to be the literal manifestation of God on Earth.
   人们相信它是上帝在世间的文字表示。

权威例句

The extent of the literal
Literal Gate Using Resonant Tunneling Diodes
Beyond Literal Similarity. Technical Report No. 105.
The extent of the literal: Metaphor, polysemy and theories of concepts
Blending and coded meaning: Literal and figurative meaning in cognitive semantics.
On the priority of salient meanings: Studies of literal and figurative language ☆
On understanding non-literal speech: Can people ignore metaphors? Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior
Literal and symbolic immortality: the effect of evidence of literal immortality on self-esteem striving in response to mortality sal...
Development of the ability to distinguish communicative intention and literal message meaning.
Probabilistic analysis of a generalization of the unit-clause literal selection heuristics for the k satisfiability problem