literal

🇬🇧 UK/'litәrәl/🇺🇸 US

GREB2

Definitions

adj.

Exactly as stated, without interpretation or metaphor; taking words in their most basic sense.

字面上的，照字面意思的；非比喻的

n.

A printing or typographical error involving a wrong letter; a fixed value written directly in source code.

印刷错误；（编程中的）字面量

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English

literalother

=literal

Common Collocations

1.literal meaning字面意思
2.literal interpretation字面解释

Example Sentences

1.
The literal meaning of the phrase differs from its figurative meaning.

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