adj. 1.文字的，文字上的。 2.字面上的，逐字逐句的。 3.没有夸张的，朴实的，原原本本的。 4.呆板的，平庸的，乏味的。 5.字母的，用字母代表的。 短语和例子 the literal arithmetic 代数学。 a literal translation 逐字逐句直译。 a literal interpretation 字面解释。 the literal truth 原原本本的实情。 n. 【印刷】错排，文字上的错误。 in the literal sense of the word 照字面的意思；实在，真正 (In the literal sense of the word, I heard nothing. 我听实在是没有听到〔但可能看到过〕)。 -ity 直译；实际；精确。 n. -ness
limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text; "a literal translation"
without interpretation or embellishment; "a literal depiction of the scene before him"
avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis); "it''s the literal truth"
being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something; "her actual motive"; "a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton; "a genuine dilemma" 同义词：actual, genuine, real,
a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind 同义词：misprint, erratum, typographical error, typo, literal error,
例句与用法
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This word should not be taken in its literal sense . 这个词不能按本义去理解。
2.
There had been a literal truth in his declaration . 从字面上看，他刚才说的话并不假。
3.
His interpretation of the music was rather too literal . 那音乐他演奏得未免太乏味了。
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In the literal sense of the word , i heard nothing . 我听实在是没有听到（但可能看到过）。
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No literal portrait would ever do her justice . 任何维妙维肖的画像决计画不出她那种神态来。
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The literal meaning of "geodesy" is "dividing the earth" . “大地测量学”的字面意义是“划分地球”。
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He did not hesitate to subtract terms with literal coefficients . 他毫不迟疑地进行了文字系数项的相减。
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the not quite literal translation of this phrase is: that old trout . 这个词条大致上可以译为：那个老家伙。
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The smash-up of the drivers' world is expressed in images of literal violence . 戴弗夫妇世界的崩溃是通过一些具体的暴力现象来表现。
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St. john's eyes, though clear enough in a literal sense, in a figurative one were difficult to fathom . 圣约翰的眼睛，虽然就表面的意义来说，是够明净的，可是就比喻的意义来说，却是难以探测的。
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