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literal

/lit-er-uhl/US // ˈlɪt ər əl //UK // (ˈlɪtərəl) //

字面意义上的,字面上的,字面意义,字面意思

Related Words

accurate准确,准确的,准确无误,精确actual实际,实际的,实际情况unvarnished不加修饰的,不加掩饰的,不折不扣的,不加修饰地authentic正宗的,地道的,正宗,真实的true真,真心,真诚,真诚的natural自然,自然的,天然的,天然faithful忠实的,忠诚的,忠实,忠诚simple简单,简单的,单纯的,单纯plain朴素的,普通的,朴素,平凡的close关闭,密切,结束,靠近gospel福音,福音书,福音诗,好消息ordinary普通,普通的,寻常,一般apparent明显的,显而易见的,显而易见,显然的bona fide真诚的,真正的,真心实意,真诚critical关键,关键的,重要的,重要genuine真正的,真正,真实,正宗的methodical有条不紊,有条不紊的,有条理的,有方法的scrupulous恪尽职守,一丝不苟,恪守,心细如发strict严格,严格的,严,严谨unerring坚定不移,坚定不移地,准确无误,准确无误的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : in accordance with, involving, or being the primary or strict meaning of the word or words; not figurative or metaphorical: the literal meaning of a word.
    • : following the words of the original very closely and exactly: a literal translation of Goethe.
    • : true to fact; not exaggerated; actual or factual: a literal description of conditions.
    • : being actually such, without exaggeration or inaccuracy: the literal extermination of a city.
    • : tending to construe words in the strict sense or in an unimaginative way; matter-of-fact; prosaic.
    • : of or relating to the letters of the alphabet.
    • : of the nature of letters.
    • : expressed by letters.
    • : affecting a letter or letters: a literal error.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a typographical error, especially involving a single letter.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.word for word; exact, real
Synonyms
accurate准确,准确的,准确无误,精确actual实际,实际的,实际情况authentic正宗的,地道的,正宗,真实的true真,真心,真诚,真诚的unvarnished不加修饰的,不加掩饰的,不折不扣的,不加修饰地close关闭,密切,结束,靠近faithful忠实的,忠诚的,忠实,忠诚gospel福音,福音书,福音诗,好消息natural自然,自然的,天然的,天然ordinary普通,普通的,寻常,一般plain朴素的,普通的,朴素,平凡的simple简单,简单的,单纯的,单纯apparent明显的,显而易见的,显而易见,显然的bona fide真诚的,真正的,真心实意,真诚critical关键,关键的,重要的,重要genuine真正的,真正,真实,正宗的methodical有条不紊,有条不紊的,有条理的,有方法的not figurative非象征性,不具象的scrupulous恪尽职守,一丝不苟,恪守,心细如发strict严格,严格的,严,严谨to the letter到信,至信,对信,到信中undeviating不变的,不间断的,不间断地,不变的是unerring坚定不移,坚定不移地,准确无误,准确无误的unexaggerated不言而喻,不夸张,不夸张的,毫不夸张usual通常,通常情况下,通常的,寻常veracious宽大的,宽敞的,贪婪的,贪婪的人verbal言语,口头语,言语上的,口头语言verbatim逐字逐句,逐字记录,逐字逐句的,逐一veritable真正的,真正意义上的,真正,真正意义上written书面,书面的,书写的,书籍
Antonyms
counterfeit造假,冒牌货,假冒,假冒品dishonest不诚实的,不诚实,不忠实的,不诚信的false假的,虚假,错误,错误的falsified伪造的,虚伪的,虚假的,伪装的unreal虚幻的,虚幻,虚无缥缈,不真实的abnormal不正常的,不正常,非正常,异常complex复杂的,复杂,复合,复合体complicated复杂的,复杂,错综复杂的,错综复杂decorated装饰的,装饰过的,装饰,饰面的different不同的,不同,不一样的,不同于difficult困难,难,艰难,困难的embellished缀着的,缀的,润饰的,润色的extraordinary非凡,非凡的,非常规的,不寻常的inaccurate不准确的,不准确,不精确的,不确切的intricate复杂的,错综复杂的,错综复杂,复杂ornate华美的,华丽的,华美,华贵的unclear不清楚,不明确,不清楚的,不明uncommon不常见的,不常见,少见,少见的exaggerated夸张的,夸张,夸大其词,夸大的figurative象形,象征性的,象征性,具象的imaginative富有想象力的,富有想象力,富有想像力的,富于想象力的loose松散的,松散,松动,松脱

Examples

  • Stigma, in other words, consists of the act of branding, which, in the case of enslavement, could be literal.

  • The literal meaning of “chakra” is “wheel,” and Chandrasekar’s striking chakra paintings, each keyed to a single color, revolve around a central axis.

  • So when you’re a 22-year-old American and all of a sudden you have an opportunity to see dead bodies in the literal flesh, every day, that’s a wonderful opportunity.

  • Green shoots for the economy can go hand in hand with literal green shoots.

  • From the land to the air to the sea, the terrain—both literal and psychological—these folks navigate can be tough.

  • I never hear a Democrat talk about these goods, which are, in the literal sense, indivisible—for us all.

  • So is the literal “turkey point of view” offered by the GoPros attached to the turkeys as they run around the coop.

  • “The amount of literal brainwork needed to do his job too such a toll on him that it sent him to an early grave,” Goode says.

  • What they will do is bring government into the bedroom in a far more literal way than the most aggressive anti-abortion laws.

  • “Air refueling and airlift assets were the literal pinch I am describing here,” the official said.

  • Sometimes it comes in literal sobriety, sometimes in derisive travesti, sometimes in tragic aggravation.

  • In a literal sense, too,” added Tom Brown, “for it will be sold as waste-paper and be made up into matches.

  • It would be impossible to find two figures more life-like, more literal, or painted with greater sincerity.

  • "But, in the sense I mean, may have a very literal and terrible significance," pursued Dr. Silence.

  • According to the literal meaning, it would seem that the Laird of Brodie was something less than a gentleman?

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