英语词汇“literality”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•i•ty n., pl. -ties.

the quality or state of being literal;
literalness.
a literal interpretation.

literal + -ity 1640–50

lit•er•al adj.

being in accordance with the primary or strict meaning of a word or words;
not figurative or metaphorical:a savior of his people in the literal sense.
following the words of the original exactly:a literal translation from Russian to English.
true to fact;
without exaggeration:a literal description of the horrors of war.
tending to understand words in the strict sense or in an unimaginative way:He's so literal that he never knows when we're joking.

lit•er•al•ness, n. [uncountable]See -lit-.

lit•er•al adj.

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.
(of persons) tending to construe words in the strict sense or in an unimaginative way;
matter-of-fact;
prosaic.
of or pertaining to the letters of the alphabet.
of the nature of letters.
expressed by letters.
affecting a letter or letters:a literal error.

a typographical error, esp. involving a single letter.

Late Latin litterālis of letters. See letter, al¹
Middle English 1350–1400

lit′er•al•ness, n.

3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged truthful, exact, reliable.

literal /ˈlɪtərəl/ adj

in exact accordance with or limited to the primary or explicit meaning of a word or text
word for word
dull, factual, or prosaic
consisting of, concerning, or indicated by letters
true; actual

Also called: literal error a misprint or misspelling in a text

Etymology: 14th Century: from Late Latin litterālis concerning letters, from Latin littera letter

ˈliteralness, literality /ˌlɪtəˈrælɪtɪ/ n

单词	literality
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 lit•er•al•i•ty (lit′ə ral′i tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. the quality or state of being literal; literalness. a literal interpretation. literal + -ity 1640–50 WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 lit•er•al /ˈlɪtərəl/USA pronunciation adj. being in accordance with the primary or strict meaning of a word or words; not figurative or metaphorical:a savior of his people in the literal sense. following the words of the original exactly:a literal translation from Russian to English. true to fact; without exaggeration:a literal description of the horrors of war. tending to understand words in the strict sense or in an unimaginative way:He's so literal that he never knows when we're joking. lit•er•al•ness, n. [uncountable]See -lit-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 lit•er•al (lit′ər əl),USA pronunciation adj. 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. (of persons) tending to construe words in the strict sense or in an unimaginative way; matter-of-fact; prosaic. of or pertaining to the letters of the alphabet. of the nature of letters. expressed by letters. affecting a letter or letters:a literal error. n. a typographical error, esp. involving a single letter. Late Latin litterālis of letters. See letter, al¹ Middle English 1350–1400 lit′er•al•ness, n. 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged truthful, exact, reliable. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: literal /ˈlɪtərəl/ adj in exact accordance with or limited to the primary or explicit meaning of a word or text word for word dull, factual, or prosaic consisting of, concerning, or indicated by letters true; actual n Also called: literal error a misprint or misspelling in a text Etymology: 14th Century: from Late Latin litterālis concerning letters, from Latin littera letter ˈliteralness, literality /ˌlɪtəˈrælɪtɪ/ n
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