literal

美 [ˈlɪtərəl]英 [ˈlɪtərəl]
  • adj.字面意义的;缺乏想象力的;完全按原文的
  • n.【误印

派生词: literalness n.

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adj.

1

字面意义的
being the basic or usual meaning of a word or phrase

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。

The literal meaning of ‘petrify’ is ‘turn to stone’.

petrify的字面意思是turn to stone(变成石头)。

2

完全按原文的
that follows the original words exactly

a literal translation

直译

3

缺乏想象力的
lacking imagination

Her interpretation of the music was too literal.

她演奏的音乐太平淡乏味。

4


literal

频次

  • 1
    ADJ 字面上的;原义的
    The literal sense of a word or phrase is its most basic sense.

    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。

  • 2
    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.

    A literal translation of the name Tapies is 'walls.'

    Tapies这个名字直译过来是“墙”。

  • 3
    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.

    Dennis is a very literal person.

    丹尼斯是个听话不听音的人

  • 4
    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.

    He was saying no more than the literal truth.

    他说的全是不折不扣的事实。

noun

1
a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
Synonym: misprint erratum typographical error typo literal error

adj

1
without interpretation or embellishment
a literal depiction of the scene before him
2
limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text
a literal translation
3
avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis)
it's the literal truth
4
being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
her actual motive
a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterto
a genuine dilemma
Synonym: actual genuine real

数据来源:WordNet

  1. She probably should have vetted this speech But no , I 'm talking about sleep in the literal sense

    应该事先审查这次演讲不过别想歪了我这里的“睡”是字面意义的

  2. Semanteme is intact , which is not generally the simple summation of the literal meaning of its each component ;

    语义是完整的,一般不是它的各个组成部分的字面意义的简单相加;

  3. Her interpretation of the music was too literal .

    她演奏的音乐太平淡乏味。

  4. 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。

  5. He was saying no more than the literal truth .

    他说的全是不折不扣的事实。

  6. A literal translation of the name Tapies is ' walls . '

    Tapies这个名字直译过来是“墙”。

  7. Dennis is a very literal person .

    丹尼斯是个听话不听音的人

  8. This word should not be taken in its literal sense .

    这个词不能按本义去理解。

  9. There was a literal introduction of this company .

    这里有这家公司的书面介绍。

  10. The literal meaning of ' geodesy ' is ' dividing the earth ' .

    “大地测量学”的字面意义是“划分地球”。

  11. He made a literal interpretation .

    他逐字解释。

  12. The literal translation is " humiliation in Chinese . The word is said to have been introduced to English speakers in 1876 .

    LoseFace丢面子字面的意思是“丢脸、耻辱”,发音为tulien。据说这个词汇是在1876引进西方的。

  13. The literal translation is , " work together . " The English use was popularized by Marines fighting in the Pacific in World War II .

    ōnghé,意思是“合作、同心协力”。在英语中广泛被使用是二战时期海军陆战队在太平洋作战时期。

  14. The literal translation is " strong wind . " Experts say the term , typhon from the Greek and Arabic , was strengthened with the Chinese translation .

    直译过来就是:“强风”。有专家表示这个词汇源自于希腊语和阿拉伯语,中文翻译后意思加强了。China中国

  15. Describing the rapid development of vaccines as a literal and figurative " shot in the arm " during the pandemic , Tedros reported that while 39 million doses have been administered in nearly 50 richer countries , only 25 have been given in one lowest income nation .

    谭德塞形容说,疫苗的快速发展就好像大流行期间的一剂“强心针”。他表示,虽然近50个富裕国家已接种3900万剂疫苗,但一个最低收入国家只得到25剂。

  16. The Influence of Children 's Learning of Literal Language on Their Later Development

    幼儿期书面语言习得对后续发展的影响研究

  17. Literal Reading and developing Cultural Quality and Language Ability

    文学阅读与文化语言素质培养

  18. Research on Literal and Free Translation through Chinese Ancient Folk Songs Translation

    从中国古代民歌翻译看直译与意译

  19. It only works with Literal services which only send the value .

    它只能与Literal服务协同工作,此服务也只发送值信息。

  20. The value seeking of literal education will lead literature to artist education .

    文学教育的价值追寻将文学引向美育的境界。

  21. Each request parameter can contain a literal value or an expression .

    每个请求参数都包含一个文本值或表达式。

  22. Note that these are dynamic , literal values in this example .

    注意本例中的这些文字值是动态的。

  23. And they were right , in the most literal sense .

    严格按字面意思理解,他们说的没错。

  24. The college education library should serve how to promote college students literal quality education level .

    因此,高校图书馆应该围绕如何提高大学生文化素质教育水平服务。

  25. The results show that learning literal language does have positive influence on children 's later development .

    实验3-5则从自信心、学习兴趣这两个非智力因素上对之做了进一步的探究。结果表明,幼儿书面语言的学习有利于其整体素质的发展。

  26. From these two aspects the thesis analyzes free translation is better than literal translation .

    本文从直译不可译和直译译文枯燥这两个方面分析了有些情况下意译比直译好。

  27. Lu Xun 's Literal Translation Theory and Change of Culture

    文化转型与鲁迅的直译理论

  28. Literal interpretation method includes direct interpretation and grammatical interpretation .

    文义解释方法包括字面解释和语法解释。

  29. Portion of the expression has an obvious , literal meaning .

    部分具有明显的文字意义。

  30. 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。