Word · Frequency #1766
literature
文学；文学作品
creative writing of recognized artistic value, especially the written works of a nation, people, or culture
- 1.
The body of all written works.
所有书面作品的总和
- 2.
creative writing of recognized artistic value
有艺术价值的文学创作
- 3.
The collected creative writing of a nation, people, group, or culture.
一个国家、民族、群体或文化的创作作品集
- 4.
the humanistic study of a body of literature
文学的人文学研究
- 5.
All the papers, treatises, etc. published in academic journals on a particular subject.
在学术期刊上发表的关于某一主题的所有论文、论著等
- 6.
published writings in a particular style on a particular subject
特定主题和风格的出版物
- 7.
Written fiction of a high standard.
高标准的书面小说
文学（研究）；文学专业；文献；著作；资料；文字作品；著作；所有书面作品的总和；有艺术价值的文学创作
In use
She studies English literature at university and enjoys writing essays about novels.
The doctor asked me to read the recent literature on sleep disorders before our meeting.
Our teacher said that literature helps us understand different cultures.
the technical literature
one aspect of Waterloo has not yet been treated in the literature
literature on/about something
表示关于某一主题的学术著作或文章。
There is a vast literature on climate change.
关于气候变化有大量的文献。
read/study literature
指阅读或学习文学作品。
Connections
Collocations
- literature review
- 文献综述
- She is writing a literature review for her thesis.她正在为论文写文献综述。
- literature search
- 文献检索
- He conducted a comprehensive literature search on the topic.他对这个主题进行了全面的文献检索。
- literature survey
- 文献调查
- The literature survey revealed several gaps in research.文献调查揭示了研究中的几个空白。
- literature course
- 文学课程
- I am taking a literature course this semester.我这学期选了一门文学课程。
- comparative literature
- 比较文学
- She majored in comparative literature at university.她在大学主修比较文学。
- English literature
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想'letter'（字母）和'nature'（自然），文学是用文字记录自然与人文。
Context & Register
通常用于学术、文学研究等正式场合，指具有艺术价值的文学作品，中性语域。
Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words rhyme with literature because their stressed vowels differ; they only share the common spelling ending '-ture'.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.