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

• The use can be encoded or literal.
  用法可以是编码的，也可以是文字的。
• He was saying no more than the literal truth.
  他说的全是不折不扣的事实。
• I can't accept literal interpretations of Bible stories like Adam and eve.
  我不能接受对诸如亚当和夏娃这类圣经故事的字面诠释。
• In the previous examples, you saw value predicates that include literal values.
  在上述示例中，看到了包括文字值的值谓词。
• The literal or dictionary meaning of a word.
  直接意义：一个词的字面意义或词典意义。
• 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。
• 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。
• We use the str function to parse the multi-line string literal.
  我们使用了str函数来解析这个多行字符串。
• This may vitiate a literal translation.
  这就会损害直译的价值。
• The traditional Christian view implies however that a "literal interpretation of the bible" is an oxymoron.
  然而，传统基督教的观点是暗示了“圣经的字面解释”是一种矛盾修饰法。