英语词汇“literature”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·a·ture

(lĭtər-ə-chr′, -chər)

1. The body of written works of a language, period, or culture.

2. Imaginative or creative writing, especially of recognized artistic value: "Literature must be an analysis of experience and a synthesis of the findings into a unity" (Rebecca West).

3. The art or occupation of a literary writer.

4. The body of written work produced by scholars or researchers in a given field: medical literature.

5. Printed material: collected all the available literature on the subject.

6. Music All the compositions of a certain kind or for a specific instrument or ensemble: the symphonic literature.

[Middle English, book learning, from Old French litterature, from Latin litterātūra, from litterātus, lettered; see LITERATE.]

单词	literature
释义	lit·er·a·ture (lĭtər-ə-chr′, -chər) n. 1. The body of written works of a language, period, or culture. 2. Imaginative or creative writing, especially of recognized artistic value: "Literature must be an analysis of experience and a synthesis of the findings into a unity" (Rebecca West). 3. The art or occupation of a literary writer. 4. The body of written work produced by scholars or researchers in a given field: medical literature. 5. Printed material: collected all the available literature on the subject. 6. Music All the compositions of a certain kind or for a specific instrument or ensemble: the symphonic literature. [Middle English, book learning, from Old French litterature, from Latin litterātūra, from litterātus, lettered; see LITERATE.]
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