literal

英 [ˈlɪtərəl]

美 [ˈlɪtərəl]

adj.  字面意义的; 完全按原文的; 缺乏想象力的

复数：literals　

CET6GREIELTSTEM8计算机

Collins.1 / BNC.8711 / COCA.7706

牛津词典

adj.

• 字面意义的
  being the basic or usual meaning of a word or phrase
  1. 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。
  2. The literal meaning of ‘petrify’ is ‘turn to stone’.
     petrify的字面意思是turn to stone（变成石头）。
• 完全按原文的
  that follows the original words exactly
  1. a literal translation
     直译
• 缺乏想象力的
  lacking imagination
  1. Her interpretation of the music was too literal.
     她演奏的音乐太平淡乏味。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 字面上的；原义的
  Theliteralsense of a word or phrase is its most basic sense.
  1. 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
  Aliteraltranslation 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.
  1. 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 useliteralto describe someone who uses or understands words in a plain and simple way.
  1. 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 theliteraltruth or aliteralfact, you are emphasizing that it is true.
  1. He was saying no more than the literal truth.
     他说的全是不折不扣的事实。

双语例句

• This word should not be taken in its literal sense.
  这个词不能按本义去理解。
• 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。
• A literal translation of the name Tapies is 'walls.'
  Tapies这个名字直译过来是“墙”。
• Literal notation can contain properties and methods just like objects created with the Object function.
  与使用Object函数创建的对象一样，文本符号可以包含属性和方法。
• You can also add a literal from a script to a datapool.
  您也可以从一个脚本中增加一个文字到一个数据池中。
• With the document/ literal style, you have no way to know which one.
  采用文档/文字的样式，您没有办法知道是哪一种方法。
• Because sometimes there is variation between original English version and literal Chinese translation.
  因为有时在原版英文和中文字面翻译上意思有差别。
• Dennis is a very literal person.
  丹尼斯是个听话不听音的人
• He thought that the good translation should be combined with the literal translation, and faithful to the original.
  他认为好的翻译应该是顺译与直译的结合，并应该忠实于原文。
• Topic-juxtaposition narrative has obvious manifestations in image narratives as well as in literal narratives.
  主题-并置叙事不仅在文字叙事中，而且在图像叙事中也有明显的表现。