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Literal Late Latin Alphabetic Sense Attested 7843.Literal 英

正面 7843.literal
英 ['lɪt(ə)r(ə)l]美 ['lɪtərəl]

背面
释义:
adj. 文字的;逐字的;无夸张的
例句:
1. A literal translation of the name Tapies is "walls."Tapies这个名字直译过来是“墙”。

音:爱倒,爱到晕倒;音:爱多,热爱多多
literal 字面意思的来自拉丁语litera,书写,字母,词源同letter.引申词义字面意思的。
literal (adj.)late 14c., "taking words in their natural meaning" (originally in reference to Scripture and opposed to mystical or allegorical), from Old French literal and directly from Late Latin literalis/litteralis "of or belonging to letters or writing," from Latin litera/littera "letter, alphabetic sign; literature, books" (see letter (n.1)). Meaning "of or pertaining to alphabetic letters" is from late 15c. Sense of "verbally exact" is attested from 1590s, as is application to the primary sense of a word or passage. Literal-minded is attested from 1791."

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