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Literal Adj Word Translation Describe 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

单词 literal
音标
英[ˈlɪtərəl] 美[ˈlɪtərəl]
解释
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;
例句

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

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.
例:A literal translation of the name Tapies is 'walls.'Tapies这个名字直译过来是“墙”。

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.
例:Dennis is a very literal person.丹尼斯是个听话不听音的人

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.
例:He was saying no more than the literal truth.他说的全是不折不扣的事实。
变形
noun:literalness~

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