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"literal" in Chinese (Traditional)

字面上的逐字的

Definition

「literal」指按照最基礎、直接的意思理解詞語,不含比喻或誇張;就是字面意義。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

通常用來對比「比喻」(figurative)意義。常見搭配有「literal meaning」(字面意思)、「literal translation」(直譯)。日常口語中有時用來加強語氣,但有時會誤用來誇張。

Examples

The literal meaning of 'star' is a bright object in the sky.

「star」的**字面上的**意思是天空中的明亮物體。

This is a literal translation of the French sentence.

這是一句法語句子的**直譯**。

He took her words in a literal way and was confused.

他以**字面**的方式理解了她的話,結果感到困惑。

Don't take what I said in a literal sense—I was joking!

別按**字面意義**理解我說的話——我只是在開玩笑!

She gave me a literal answer, nothing more.

她給了我一個**字面上的**回答,就那樣。

Sometimes, kids have a very literal way of seeing the world.

有時候,孩子們以非常**字面**的方式看待世界。