literal

单词音标

literal音标[\'litәrәl]

汉语翻译

a. 逐字的, 字面上的, 文字的, 字母的

n. 印刷错误

【计】 文字; 直接量; 字面量; 句节

词型变化

名词:literalness

英语解释

名词 literal:

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

同义词：misprint, erratum, typographical error, typo, literal error

形容词 literal:

being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something

同义词：actual, genuine, real

without interpretation or embellishment

limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text

avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis)

例句

Excessive adherence to a literal interpretation of the Bible.

《圣经》崇拜对《圣经》文字解释的极度忠实

Don\'t be so literal-minded you know what I meant!

别那麽死心眼嘛－－你知道我是什麽意思。

A literal translation is not always the closest to the original meaning.

逐字翻译不一定*接近原义。

详细解释

lit.er.al

adj.Abbr. lit.（形容词）缩写 lit.

Being in accordance with, conforming to, or upholding the exact or primary meaning of a word or words.

照字面的：与一词或数个词的确切或主要意义一致的；依照或维持这一意义的

Word for word; verbatim:

逐字的：逐字的；照字面的：

例句：

a literal translation.

直译

Avoiding exaggeration, metaphor, or embellishment; factual; prosaic:

平实的：避免夸张，隐喻或修饰的；真实的；平淡无奇的：

例句：

a literal description; a literal mind.

平实的描述；死脑筋

Consisting of, using, or expressed by letters:

字母的：由字母组成的，使用字母的，或用字母表达的：

例句：

literal notation.

字母符号法

n.Computer Science （名词）【计算机科学】

A letter or symbol that represents a particular constant or number, known or unknown, and is not programmer-defined.

文字：代表一特定常量或数字的可知或未知的字母或符号，由非编程者所规定

来源：

Middle English

中古英语

from Old French

源自 古法语

from Late Latin litter3lis [of letters]

源自 后期拉丁语 litter3lis [字母的]

from Latin littera [letter]

源自 拉丁语 littera [字母]

【引伸】

lit.eralness

n.（名词）