be literal about + noun/gerund
表示严格按照字面或表面意思理解。
She is very literal about following rules.
她非常刻板地遵守规则。
字面的；逐字的；不加修饰的
真正的；实际的；本质的；缺乏想象力的；刻板的；拘泥于字面的；完全按字面理解；不加解释地理解；按字面而非比喻理解；遵循字面或确切的词语；不加自由发挥；词源而非习语的；实际的,真实的,物理的；反映事物本质或真实特征的
Being the ordinary or primary sense of a word; not figurative or embellished; exactly as written.
完全按字面理解；不加解释地理解；按字面而非比喻理解；遵循字面或确切的词语；不加自由发挥；词源而非习语的
Exactly as stated; read or understood without interpretation; according to the letter; not figurative or metaphorical; following the letter or exact words; not taking liberties; etymonic rather than idiomatic.
实际的,真实的,物理的
Actual, real, physical.
反映事物本质或真实特征的
being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something; ; - G.K.Chesterton
通常认为最简单的文本阅读是正确的,但在上下文指示时允许使用比喻
That which generally assumes that the plainest reading of a given text is correct but which allows for metaphor where context indicates it.
不加解释或修饰的
without interpretation or embellishment
遵循历史语法方法的圣经解释
Following the historical-grammatical method of biblical interpretation.
缺乏想象力的；实事求是的；字面思维的
Unimaginative; matter-of-fact; literal-minded.
A literal translation of this idiom would sound very awkward in English.
对这个习语的字面翻译在英语中听起来会很别扭。
用法提示：literal 作形容词，表示按字面意思的翻译。
AI contextual example
He took her comment in the literal sense and missed the joke.
他从字面意义上理解她的话，错过了笑话。
用法提示：literal 修饰 sense，表示字面意义。
AI contextual example
The painting is a literal depiction of the village, including every house and tree.
这幅画是村庄的如实描绘，包括每一栋房子和每一棵树。
用法提示：literal 作形容词，表示不加修饰、如实的描绘。
AI contextual example
表示严格按照字面或表面意思理解。
She is very literal about following rules.
她非常刻板地遵守规则。
直译，逐字翻译。
He gave a literal translation of the text.
他给出了文本的直译。
字面意义上的，非比喻义。
The word 'break' can mean both physically break and interrupt, but here it is used in the literal sense.
'break'这个词既可以表示物理上的打破，也可以表示中断，但这里用的是字面意思。
强调完全一致，无偏差；literal更侧重如实反映，exact更强调精确性
侧重表达清晰无误，与literal相比更常用于描述度量或言语的准确性
专指原文照录，与literal在引用语境中可互换，但verbatim更强调字词完全一致
强调事实或信息的真实性，比literal更泛化，literal侧重于直接的字面意义
常指翻译或再现时忠实于原作，literal更强调不添加解释
grammar · medium
易错句子He literal loves her.
正确表达He literally loves her.
将形容词 literal 误用作副词，应使用副词形式 literally 来修饰动词。
grammar · medium
易错句子This is a literal story.
正确表达This is a literary story.
literal 强调逐字或字面意思，与文学无关；表示‘文学的’应使用 literary。
与“字面”相反，指使用比喻或修辞手法的意义
与“字面”相反，指通过隐喻表达的意义
与“字面”相反，指具有象征意义而非直接字面意义
‘literal’ 指字面意思，而 ‘literary’ 指文学或书面语
‘literal’ 与字面相关，而 ‘literate’ 指具备读写能力或文化素养
‘literal’ 是形容词，而 ‘literally’ 是副词，常用作强调
字面意思
The literal meaning of 'blue' is a color, not sadness.
'blue'的字面意思是颜色，而不是悲伤。
直译
A literal translation of 'c'est la vie' is 'that's life'.
'c'est la vie'的直译是'那就是生活'。
字面解释
The law requires a literal interpretation of the contract.
法律要求对合同进行字面解释。
字面意义
In the literal sense, he owns the house; figuratively, his family does.
从字面意义上讲，他拥有这栋房子；从象征意义上讲，他的家人拥有。
确凿事实
The literal truth of his story was confirmed by evidence.
他故事中的确凿事实得到了证据的证实。
字面理解
A literal reading of the poem misses its deeper emotions.
对这首诗的字面理解忽略了其深层情感。
liter (root) + al (suffix)
liter (root) + ate (suffix)
verb (root) + al (suffix)
与字面意义相关，强调具体而非抽象
与字面解释的准确性相关
强调基于事实而非比喻或夸张
不加修饰或迂回的表达方式
反映真实情况，不掺杂主观解释
直译
A literal translation of 'kick the bucket' would be confusing.
直译'kick the bucket'会令人困惑。
字面意思
Don't take his words at their literal meaning; he was being sarcastic.
不要按字面意思理解他的话，他是在讽刺。
字面解释
A literal interpretation of the law can sometimes lead to injustice.
对法律的字面解释有时会导致不公正。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.