| 单词 | literal |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['litərəl] |
| 解释 | a.字面上的；忠实原义的；精确的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 字面上的, 精确的(accurate) 【考】 metaphor : literal / melody : spoken(隐喻不是字面上的/ 曲调不是口语化的) 【记】 liter(文字)+al→按 照字面意思的→忠实 原义的 【同】 同根词：literacy(识 字); literary(文学上的) 【例】 The literal interpretation of idioms is often funny. |
| 字源 | 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. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 字面上的; 忠实原义的 = verbatim = prosaic 【记】源于: letter(n 文字; 字母) 【区】literary(adj 文学上的) 【类】metaphor: literal = melody: spoken隐喻不是字面上的 = 悦耳的音调不是口语化的 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】源自letter，白纸黑字的 |
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