Literal
['lɪt(ə)r(ə)l] or ['lɪtərəl]
解释:
(adj.) without interpretation or embellishment; 'a literal depiction of the scene before him' .
(adj.) limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text; 'a literal translation' .
(adj.) avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis); 'it's the literal truth' .
伊诺克校对--From WordNet
解释:
(a.) According to the letter or verbal expression; real; not figurative or metaphorical; as, the literal meaning of a phrase.
(a.) Following the letter or exact words; not free.
(a.) Consisting of, or expressed by, letters.
(a.) Giving a strict or literal construction; unimaginative; matter-of fast; -- applied to persons.
(n.) Literal meaning.
多米尼克整理
同义词及近义词：
n. [1]. As regards letters.[2]. According to the exact meaning, not figurative.[3]. Following the exact words, not free.
埃米莉录入
同义词及反义词：
SYN:Exact, grammatical, verbal, close, real, positive, actual, plain
ANT:General, substantial, metaphorical, free, spiritual
鲍里斯校对
解释:
adj. according to the letter: plain: not figurative or metaphorical: following the letter or exact meaning word for word.—v.t. Lit′eralise.—ns. Lit′eraliser; Lit′eralism strict adherence to the letter: interpretation that is merely verbal: (art) exact and unimaginative rendering of objects; Lit′eralist; Literal′ity.—adv. Lit′erally.—n. Lit′eralness.
校对:南森
例句:
- Tell him that we yield to his rapacity, as in similar circumstances we should do to that of a literal robber. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- There is a great deal of literal truth in that remark, for it has been the peculiar work of Bryan to express in politics some of that emotion which has made America the home of new religions. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
- When I say nothing I mean nothing, in the literal sense of the word. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
- Only through them, in the literal time sense, will the initial activities reach a satisfactory consummation. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
- We should not interpret a Platonic dialogue any more than a poem or a parable in too literal or matter-of-fact a style. 柏拉图. 理想国.
- Mine is but mere literal translation, said Livius. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
- Mr Wegg replied, with literal exactness, that he felt as if he had had a turn. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- In the literal sense, any transfer is miraculous and impossible. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
- The continuity of any experience, through renewing of the social group, is a literal fact. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
- I beg your pardon, it is the literal truth: he asked me more than once, and was as stiff about urging his point as ever you could be. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
- St. John's eyes, though clear enough in a literal sense, in a figurative one were difficult to fathom. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
- It was not, indeed, anything specific that he feared: there had been a literal truth in his declaration that he did not think anything would happen. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
- This exhibited merely the prevailing price of gold; but as its quotations changed from instant to instant, it was in a most literal sense the cynosure of neighboring eyes. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- When I say, therefore, that Mycroft has better powers of observation than I, you may take it that I am speaking the exact and literal truth. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
- Are you so determined, Lizzie--forgive the word I am going to use, for its literal truth--to fly from a lover? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
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