literal
                                                    英 ['lɪt(ə)r(ə)l]
                                                                        美 ['lɪtərəl]
                        
                
                
                
                
                    
                                    
                
                                                                                        literal 中文词源
                
                
                    literal 字面意思的来自拉丁语litera,书写,字母,词源同letter.引申词义字面意思的。
                 
                                                literal 英文词源
                
                
                    
                        - literal (adj.)
- late 14c., "taking words in their natural meaning" (originally in reference to Scripture and opposed to mystical or allegorical), from Old French literal and directly from Late Latin literalis/litteralis "of or belonging to letters or writing," from Latin litera/littera "letter, alphabetic sign; literature, books" (see letter (n.1)). Meaning "of or pertaining to alphabetic letters" is from late 15c. Sense of "verbally exact" is attested from 1590s, as is application to the primary sense of a word or passage. Literal-minded is attested from 1791.
 
                
                                                    literal 双语例句
                
                
                    1. A literal translation of the name Tapies is "walls."  Tapies这个名字直译过来是“墙”。 来自柯林斯例句
 - 2. The literal meaning of the word " cat " is an animal. 
- “ 猫 ” 一词的本义是动物.
来自《简明英汉词典》
 
- 3. This word should not be taken in its literal sense. 
- 这个词不能按本义去理解.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
 
- 4. He made a literal interpretation. 
- 他逐字解释.
来自《简明英汉词典》
 
- 5. The emergency signal SOS has no literal meaning. 
- 呼救信号SOS在字面上没有任何意义.
来自《简明英汉词典》