literal

pronunciation

UK [ˈlɪtərəl] word uk audio image

US [ˈlɪtərəl] word us audio image

adj.

照字面的
原义的
逐字的
平实的，避免夸张
n.

[印]错排，文字上的错误

Word Origin

literal 字面意思的

来自拉丁语litera,书写，字母，词源同letter.引申词义字面意思的。

Synonym

adj.

matter-of-fact boring simple-minded humdrum literal-minded unimaginative uninteresting dull prosaic tiresome colourless vapid tedious

adj.

actual pure unwarped unprejudiced unexaggerated objective unbiased undistorted plain

adj.

veritable real authentic

adj.

real explicit express believable verbatim literatim accurate unambiguous faithful credible factual undeviating true true-to-life exact word-for-word realistic

Example

1. We have also exploited a short-hand for the function literal .: 我们也在字面函数里利用一些简写。

2. You don 't have to put people down a literal path .: 你不必让人们逐字逐句地记下什么东西。

3. In this case , we passed in the following function literal .: 在这个例子里，我们传入这样的一个字面函数。

4. There may be more literal truth to the metaphor than he intended .: 这句比喻在字面上的真实度或许比他预期的要多一些吧。

5. But until 1961 , the term had a more literal meaning in the city-state .: 但在1961年前，这个词在这个城市国家有更多字面含义。

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