literal

[US]/ˈlɪtərəl/
[UK]/ˈlɪtərəl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 逐字的;无夸张的;文字的
Word Forms
复数literals

Phrases & Collocations

literal meaning

字面意思

literal translation

直译

literal sense

字义

literal interpretation

字面解释

Example Sentences

a literal description; a literal mind.

平实的描述;死脑筋

the literal is the opposite of the figurative.

字面意义是和比喻意义相对的。

a literal account of a conversation

谈话的精确记录

a literal rendering of an idiom.

成语的直译。

He made a literal interpretation.

他逐字解释。

you shouldn't take this as a literal record of events.

你不该把它当成对事情的如实记录。

fifteen years of literal hell.

简直就像地狱般的15年。

dreadful in its literal sense, full of dread.

真的很可怕,可怕极了。

The literal meaning of the word “cat” is an animal.

“猫”一词的本义是动物。

The emergency signal SOS has no literal meaning.

呼救信号SOS在字面上没有任何意义。

The goodwife of this toilet is a typical completist, according to the understanding of literal, that is to say pursues perfection.

这个卫生间的女主人是一个典型的完美主义者,按照字面的理解,就是说追求极致。

Olmec represents a cure to the evil, the key bit of information, although he himself isn't the literal answer for DNAV.

欧米克代表了打败邪神的“治疗方法”,这是最重要的一点信息,尽管他本身并没有在字面上回答DNAV。

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