literal

• adj. 文字的；逐字的；無誇張的

來自拉丁語litera,書寫，字母，詞源同letter.引申詞義字麵意思的。

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.

1. A literal translation of the name Tapies is "walls."

Tapies這個名字直譯過來是“牆”。

來自柯林斯例句

2. The literal meaning of the word " cat " is an animal.

“ 貓 ” 一詞的本義是動物.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. This word should not be taken in its literal sense.

這個詞不能按本義去理解.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

4. He made a literal interpretation.

他逐字解釋.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. The emergency signal SOS has no literal meaning.

呼救信號SOS在字麵上沒有任何意義.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》