[ADJ 形容词]字面上的;原义的 The literal sense of a word or phrase is its most basic sense.
[usu ADJ n]
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。
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[ADJ 形容词]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.
[usu ADJ n]
A literal translation of the name Tapies is 'walls.'
Tapies这个名字直译过来是“墙”。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]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
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[ADJ 形容词]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.
[usu ADJ n]
[emphasis]
He was saying no more than the literal truth.
他说的全是不折不扣的事实。
Oxford
lit·eral/ˈlɪtərəl; NAmEˈlɪtərəl/adjective1[usually before noun ]being the basic or usual meaning of a word or phrase 字面意义的◆I am not referring to ‘small’ people in the literal sense of the word.我指的不是字面意义上的“小”人。◆The literal meaning of ‘petrify’ is ‘turn to stone’.*petrify 的字面意思是 turn to stone (变成石头)。 ☞compare
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(1 ),
metaphorical
2[usually before noun ]that follows the original words exactly 完全按原文的◆a literal translation直译☞compare
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adj. (13 )3( disapproving) lacking imagination 缺乏想像力的◆Her interpretation of the music was too literal.她演奏的音乐太平淡乏味。▶lit·er·al·ness/ˈlɪtərəlnəs; NAmEˈlɪtərəlnəs/noun[uncountable ]literalliteralslit·eral/ˈlɪtərəl; NAmEˈlɪtərəl/lit·er·al·ness/ˈlɪtərəlnəs; NAmEˈlɪtərəlnəs/
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literallit‧e‧ral /ˈlɪtərəl/ ●○○ adjective
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1the literal meaning of a word or expression is its basic or original meaning → figurativeliteral meaning/sense/interpretation etc A trade war is not a war in the literal sense.2literal translation a translation that translates each word exactly instead of giving the general meaning in a more natural wayOPP free3literal-minded not showing much imagination—literalness noun [uncountable]
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