a. [ F. litéral, littéral, L. litteralis, literalis, fr. littera, litera, a letter. See Letter. ] 1. According to the letter or verbal expression; real; not figurative or metaphorical; as, the literal meaning of a phrase. [ 1913 Webster ]

It hath but one simple literal sense whose light the owls can not abide. Tyndale. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Following the letter or exact words; not free. [ 1913 Webster ]

A middle course between the rigor of literal translations and the liberty of paraphrasts. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Consisting of, or expressed by, letters. [ 1913 Webster ]

The literal notation of numbers was known to Europeans before the ciphers. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Giving a strict or literal construction; unimaginative; matter-of-fact; -- applied to persons. [ 1913 Webster ]

Literal contract (Law), a contract of which the whole evidence is given in writing. Bouvier. --
Literal equation (Math.), an equation in which known quantities are expressed either wholly or in part by means of letters; -- distinguished from a numerical equation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Literal

n. Literal meaning. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

Literalism

n. 1. That which accords with the letter; a mode of interpreting literally; adherence to the letter. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Fine Arts) The tendency or disposition to represent objects faithfully, without abstraction, conventionalities, or idealization. [ 1913 Webster ]

Literalist

n. One who adheres to the letter or exact word; an interpreter according to the letter. [ 1913 Webster ]

Literality

n. [ Cf. F. littéralité. ] The state or quality of being literal. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

Literalization

n. The act of literalizing; reduction to a literal meaning. [ 1913 Webster ]

Literalize

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Literalized p. pr. & vb. n. Literalizing ] To make literal; to interpret or put in practice according to the strict meaning of the words; -- opposed to spiritualize; as, to literalize Scripture. [ 1913 Webster ]

Literalizer

n. A literalist. [ 1913 Webster ]

Literally

adv. 1. According to the primary and natural import of words; not figuratively; as, a man and his wife can not be literally one flesh. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. With close adherence to words; word by word. [ 1913 Webster ]

So wild and ungovernable a poet can not be translated literally. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

Literalness

n. The quality or state of being literal; literal import. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT DictionaryCC-CEDICT CN-EN Dictionary

字面

[字面, zì miàn, ㄗˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ]literal#39861[Add to Longdo]

迂

[迂, yū, ㄩ]literal-minded#56928[Add to Longdo]

逐字逐句

[逐字逐句, zhú zì zhú jù, ㄓㄨˊ ㄗˋ ㄓㄨˊ ㄐㄩˋ]literal; word by word and phrase by phrase#73746[Add to Longdo]

字面意义

[字面意义 / 字面意義, zì miàn yì yì, ㄗˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄧˋ ㄧˋ]literal meaning[Add to Longdo]

字面解释

[字面解释 / 字面解釋, zì miàn jiě shì, ㄗˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄕˋ]literal explanation[Add to Longdo]

按照字面

[按照字面, àn zhào zì miàn, ㄢˋ ㄓㄠˋ ㄗˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ]literally[Add to Longdo]

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING DictionaryDING DE-EN Dictionary

Wortsinn { m }

literal sense[Add to Longdo]

wörtlich { adj } | etw. wörtlich nehmen

literal | to take sth. in literal sense[Add to Longdo]

wortgetreu { adj } | wortgetreuer | am wortgetreusten

literal | more literal | most literal[Add to Longdo]

Japanese-English: EDICT DictionaryEDICT JP-EN Dictionary

文字

[もじ(P);もんじ(ok)(P), moji (P); monji (ok)(P)](n) (1) letter (of alphabet); character; (adj-no) (2) literal; (P)#863[Add to Longdo]

定数

[ていすう, teisuu](n) (1) { math } constant; (2) { comp } literal; (3) quorum (for an assembly); (4) fate; (P)#5014[Add to Longdo]

直訳

[ちょくやく, chokuyaku](n, vs) (See 意訳) literal translation; direct translation#13621[Add to Longdo]

文字通り(P);文字どおり

[もじどおり, mojidoori](adj-no) (1) literal; (n-adv) (2) literally; (P)#15221[Add to Longdo]

アドレス定数リテラル

[アドレスていすうリテラル, adoresu teisuu riteraru](n) { comp } address constant literal[Add to Longdo]

リテラル

[riteraru](n) literal[Add to Longdo]

引数表記

[ひきすうひょうき, hikisuuhyouki](n) { comp } parameter literal[Add to Longdo]

解釈済み引数表記

[かいしゃくずみひきすうひょうき, kaishakuzumihikisuuhyouki](n) { comp } interpreted parameter literal[Add to Longdo]

空桶

[からおけ, karaoke](n) (See カラオケ) pun on karaoke (literally, empty bucket)[Add to Longdo]

写実主義

[しゃじつしゅぎ, shajitsushugi](n, adj-no) realism; literalism[Add to Longdo]

Japanese-English: COMPDICT DictionaryCOMPDICT JP-EN Dictionary

アドレス定数リテラル

[アドレスていすうリテラル, adoresu teisuu riteraru]address constant literal[Add to Longdo]

リテラル

[りてらる, riteraru]literal[Add to Longdo]

引数表記

[ひきすうひょうき, hikisuuhyouki]parameter literal[Add to Longdo]

解釈済み引数表記

[かいしゃくずみひきすうひょうき, kaishakuzumihikisuuhyouki]interpreted parameter literal[Add to Longdo]

数字定数

[すうじていすう, suujiteisuu]numeric literal[Add to Longdo]

属性値表現

[ぞくせいちひょうげん, zokuseichihyougen]attribute value literal[Add to Longdo]

直定数

[ちょくていすう, chokuteisuu]literal[Add to Longdo]

定数

[ていすう, teisuu]constant, literal[Add to Longdo]

定数表現

[ていすうひょうげん, teisuuhyougen]literal constant[Add to Longdo]

文字定数

[もじていすう, mojiteisuu]nonnumeric literal[Add to Longdo]

เพิ่มคำศัพท์

ทราบความหมายของคำศัพท์นี้? กด เพื่อใส่คำนี้พร้อมความหมาย เพื่อเป็นวิทยาทานแก่ผู้ใช้ท่านอื่น ๆ

literal

Longdo Dict

บริการอื่น ๆ

Download

Truehits Ranking