英语词汇“literal”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

lit·er·al

(lĭtər-əl)

adj.

1. Conforming or limited to the simplest, nonfigurative, or most obvious meaning of a word or words.

2. Word for word; verbatim: a literal translation.

3. Avoiding exaggeration, metaphor, or embellishment; factual; prosaic: a literal description; a literal mind.

4. Consisting of, using, or expressed by letters: literal notation.

n.
Computers

A letter or symbol that stands for itself as opposed to a feature, function, or entity associated with it in a programming language: $ can be a symbol that refers to the end of a line, but as a literal, it is a dollar sign.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin litterālis, of letters, from Latin littera, lītera, letter; see LETTER.]

liter·al·ness n.

单词	literal
释义	lit·er·al (lĭtər-əl) adj. 1. Conforming or limited to the simplest, nonfigurative, or most obvious meaning of a word or words. 2. Word for word; verbatim: a literal translation. 3. Avoiding exaggeration, metaphor, or embellishment; factual; prosaic: a literal description; a literal mind. 4. Consisting of, using, or expressed by letters: literal notation. n. Computers A letter or symbol that stands for itself as opposed to a feature, function, or entity associated with it in a programming language: $ can be a symbol that refers to the end of a line, but as a literal, it is a dollar sign. [Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin litterālis, of letters, from Latin littera, lītera, letter; see LETTER.] liter·al·ness n.
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