Dictionary entry
literal error
/ˈlitərəl ˈerə/
noun
排字错误；印刷错误
a typographical error
排字错误；印刷错误
In use
The editor found a literal error in the title on the first page.
Please check the proof carefully and mark every literal error in red.
The newspaper had to apologize because a literal error changed the date of the concert.
a literal error
literal error 是可数名词，常用单数形式。
The report contained a literal error on page 3.
报告第3页有一个排字错误。
make a literal error
The typesetter made a literal error in the headline.
排字工在标题中犯了一个排字错误。
correct a literal error
We need to correct a literal error before printing.
我们需在印刷前纠正一个排字错误。
contain a literal error
也可用复数形式 literal errors。
The manuscript contains several literal errors.
手稿包含几处排字错误。
Connections
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