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[英] [ˈlitərəl] [美] [ˈlɪtərəl] 生词本

adj.

n.

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1. ADJ 字面上的；原义的 The literal sense of a word or phrase is its most basic sense. 

  • In many cases, the people there are fighting, in a literal sense, for their homes.

    很多情况下，那里的人们是真刀真枪地在为家园而抗争。

2. ADJ 逐字的；直（译）的 A literal translation is one in which you translate each word of the original work rather than giving the meaning of each expression or sentence using words that sound natural. 

  • A literal translation of the name Tapies is 'walls.'

    Tapies这个名字直译过来是“墙”。

3. ADJ-GRADED 言辞刻板的；听话不听音的 You use literal to describe someone who uses or understands words in a plain and simple way. 

  • Dennis is a very literal person.

    丹尼斯是个听话不听音的人

4. ADJ 确确实实的；完完全全的 If you describe something as the literal truth or a literal fact, you are emphasizing that it is true. 

  • He was saying no more than the literal truth.

    他说的全是不折不扣的事实。

Noun

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

Adjective

1. being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something;

  • "her actual motive"
  • "a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton
  • "a genuine dilemma"

2. without interpretation or embellishment;

  • "a literal translation of the scene before him"

3. limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text;

  • "a literal translation"

4. lacking stylistic embellishment;

  • "a literal description"
  • "wrote good but plain prose"
  • "a plain unadorned account of the coronation"
  • "a forthright unembellished style"

5. of the clearest kind; usually used for emphasis;

  • "it's the literal truth"
  • "a matter of investment, pure and simple"

6. (of a translation) corresponding word for word with the original;

  • "literal translation of the article"
  • "an awkward word-for-word translation"

计算机

  • 1.字面值，直接量；【修】字面
<名>
  • 1.文字
  • 2.又称 :文字(script)
1. He made a literal interpretation.
他逐字解释。

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. The emergency signal SOS has no literal meaning.
呼救信号SOS在字面上没有任何意义。

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. The literal meaning of the word "cat" is an animal.
“猫”一词的本义是动物。

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. This word should not be taken in its literal sense.
这个词不能按本义去理解。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》