英:[ˈlɪtərəli]
美:[ˈlɪtərəli]
英:[ˈlɪtərəli]
美:[ˈlɪtərəli]
adv.
逐字地
照字面地
确实地,真正地
[口语]差不多,简直(用于加强语意)
lit·er·al·ly
lI t r li
词根:literal
adj.literal 文字的;逐字的;无夸张的
adv.literatim (拉)逐字地;(拉)照原文
n.literalism 拘泥于字句;直译主义;彻底写实主义
literalness 文字,字义上;无修饰;表面意义上
vt.literalize 拘泥于字句;照字面意义解释
adverb
in a literal sense or manner: such as
in a way that uses the ordinary or primary meaning of a term or expression a word that can be used both literally and figuratively
He took the remark literally.
—used to emphasize the truth and accuracy of a statement or description
The party was attended by literally hundreds of people.
with exact equivalence : with the meaning of each individual word given exactly
The term "Mardi Gras" literally means "Fat Tuesday" in French.
in a completely accurate way
a story that is basically true even if not literally true
in effect : virtually—used in an exaggerated way to emphasize a statement or description that is not literally true or possible
will literally turn the world upside down to combat cruelty or injustice—Norman Cousins
1530年代,“按照单词的确切含义或用法字面意义上”,来自 literal + -ly (2)。自17世纪末以来,它已被用于比喻、夸张等,以表明接下来的内容必须以最强的可接受意义来理解。但这与该词的词源意义不可调和,导致了这种备受诟病的现代用法。
We have come to such a pass with this emphasizer that where the truth would require us to insert with a strong expression 'not literally, of course, but in a manner of speaking', we do not hesitate to insert the very word we ought to be at pains to repudiate; ... such false coin makes honest traffic in words impossible. [Fowler, 1924]
我们已经到了这样的地步,这个强调词在真相需要我们插入“当然不是字面意义上,而是比喻意义上”的强烈表达时,我们毫不犹豫地插入了我们应该努力否认的这个词; ...这种虚假的货币使得诚实的言辞交易变得不可能。[福勒,1924]
see literal >entry 1
The first known use of literally was in the 15th century
litheadjective
easily bent : flexible
long lithe stems
light and graceful in movement
lithe dancers
litheadjective
easily bent : flexible
long lithe stems
light and graceful in movement
lithe dancers
literaturenoun
written works having excellence of form or expression and ideas of lasting and widespread interest
written material (as of a period or on a subject)
literate1 of 2adjective
educated sense 1, cultured
able to read and write
having knowledge or experience in a particular area
computer literate
literate2 of 2noun
an educated person
a person who can read and write
literaryadjective
of or relating to literature
bookish sense 2
of or relating to writers or writing as a profession
literaryadjective
of or relating to literature
bookish sense 2
of or relating to writers or writing as a profession
literaryadjective
of or relating to literature
bookish sense 2
of or relating to writers or writing as a profession
literaladjective
following the ordinary or usual meaning of the words
literal and figurative meanings
true to fact : plain, unadorned
took the television drama to be the literal truth
concerned mainly with facts
a literal-minded person
of, relating to, or expressed in letters
literal equations
done word for word : exact, verbatim
a literal translation
literaladjective
following the ordinary or usual meaning of the words
literal and figurative meanings
true to fact : plain, unadorned
took the television drama to be the literal truth
concerned mainly with facts
a literal-minded person
of, relating to, or expressed in letters
literal equations
done word for word : exact, verbatim
a literal translation
literallyadverb
in a literal sense or manner : actually
the flying machine literally never got off the ground
practically sense 2, virtually
literally poured out new ideas
1 But now it was here, literally around the corner.
2 “And then you died and left Mama and me to pay for it, literally. All my life, I’ve been paying for your risks, and your mistakes.”
3 It was a powerful thing to literally hold someone’s fate in your hand, and Joaquin hadn’t had that sort of power in a long time.
4 Zero was, quite literally, at the center of Brunelleschi’s painting.
5 “I would tell Him myself,” Augustus said, “but unfortunately I am literally stuck inside of His heart, so He won’t be able to hear me.”
6 This comes as almost more of a surprise than anything else Phil has told me because he’s literally the poster boy for Batavia High School football.
7 I was literally carrying on my back the history, culture, and heritage of my people.
8 “Oh, I see. You literally lost your friend? Here?”
9 I literally glance at them just long enough to see the name before Mom appears behind me and starts rolling them up.
10 There’s no way she doesn’t realize I’m in here....She smiles at something on her phone, tap-tap-tap-tap-taps around, and after literally two seconds, there’s the ping of an incoming text.
11 Booth literally bought their loyalty, giving them food, clothing, and drink.
12 “Didn’t you literally just ask me to make a ‘Soojin Is Awesome’ song?”
13 We were, literally and figuratively, in the same boat.
14 “Of course! I can’t let you roll down into the middle of a war without me. I was literally born for this.”
15 I really hoped she meant this metaphorically, not literally, but with Twig, it was a toss-up.
16 To him, he couldn’t have landed any closer to his original dream, because now, as a power plant manager, he gets to create electricity out of thin air—literally—using natural gas.
17 “The food’s boring. There’s no music. We’ve invented eight thousand games and outgrown them all, some of them literally. Why not grow into something?”
18 At breakfast and lunch and dinner my father and I called her “Ah-juh-ma,” literally aunt, but more akin to “ma’am,” the customary address to an unrelated Korean woman.
19 One morning on the way to work, Katherine literally fell asleep at the wheel, waking up shaken but unhurt by the side of the road.
20 I have a theory that Taylor literally gets off on the sound of her own voice.
1 真正地
really actually practically in deed of a verity just properly indeed verily with a capital A with a capital B if ever there was if ever there was one truly but right real stone yea downright dinkum
3 实在
actual objective concrete tangible veritable really verily forsooth positive actuality verity in faith in sooth in troth of a truth ever such
4 精确地
exactly accurately precisely plumb refinedly to an inch with accuracy true to a T like clockwork
6 几乎
like most almost near virtually practically nigh well-nigh pretty well so much as just on as near as pretty nearly well nigh
7 仅仅
alone mere but just simply merely hardly exclusively purely no more than nothing more than not more than
8 真正
real regular living pure honest inner genuine authentic legitimate sterling sincere substantive unalloyed unfeigned pukka simon-pure really actually practically authenticity in faith in deed of a verity worth the name right true actual proper honest-to-goodness dinkum echt just truly properly indeed verily with a capital A with a capital B if ever there was if ever there was one underlying veritable sureenough very good great rank substantial straightforward sheer stark intrinsic downright truthful bona omnipotent unadulterated undoubted sooth unsophisticated full-blooded mccoy honest-to-god trueborn truepenny gradely pucka right-down quite simply tarnal faith pur sang sure-enough dinkydi jonnock some clean kosher McCoy honest-to-God but stone yea finely eu- trueness fair dinkum all wool and a yard wide the one and only in grain your actual
9 不折不扣地
10 实际
real effective positive active actual practical concrete realistic factual pragmatic earthy practicable thingy down-to-earth no-nonsense matter-of-fact nuts-and-bolts workaday hardheaded really practically factually substantively pragmatically practice practicality actuality literality au fond down to earth
11 确实地
really truly absolutely positively dead no doubt verily beyond beyond doubt but too indeed rightly morally unquestionably iwis for a certainty
12 就
14 完全地
hundred-percent up out well even through right down full quite clear clean finally completely fully cold absolutely proper flat properly fairly entirely broad regularly thoroughly exclusively solely bang sheer purely positively utterly wholly outright radically downright richly plumb emphatically starkly diametrically roundly blankly galley-west be- at all points to the fingernails to fingertips to the fingertips in its fullness heels over head from A to Z from top to toe up to armpits like all nature to the eyeballs bag and baggage to the nines and sinker tout à fait all of in and out inside out in its entirety from the ground up body and soul in whole and barrel to the teeth like a book in their entirety out and out well and truly
17 完全
right-down hundred-percent whole-hog full complete simple whole perfect clear total clean entire regular positive whatever dead solid proper grand pure absolute blank precious strict radical thorough integral intact utter outright literal stark downright consummate plumb crashing full-scale resounding sworn plenary unadulterated undiluted unmitigated unabridged unreserved clotted out-and-out thoroughgoing vera unalloyed dyed-in-the-wool teetotal unexceptionable straight-out veriest deep-dyed thorough-paced thoroughpaced all up out just well even through right down quite throughout finally completely fully cold absolutely flat properly totally fairly entirely broad regularly thoroughly exclusively solely bang altogether sheer purely positively utterly wholly radically richly emphatically starkly diametrically roundly blankly galley-west integrity perfection entirety fullness totality wholeness thoroughness roundness plenitude be- top and tail at all points to the fingernails to fingertips to the fingertips in its fullness in totality heels over head from A to Z from top to toe to the nail up to armpits like all nature galley west to the eyeballs bag and baggage to the nines and sinker tout à fait all of in life in and out every bit inside out every way in its entirety damn well from head to toe from the ground up body and soul pure and simple in whole with a capital and barrel to the teeth like a book in their entirety from head to foot out and out well and truly black round integrate universal integrated intimate sovereign earthly plump goddamn replete scrupulous goddamned livelong down-the-line acatalectic very buck clever wholesale hollow plum cleanly chock heartily soever spang simpliciter over- whole hog in toto toto caelo tout a fait a fond
18 照字义地
20 确实
all right little true concrete distinct conclusive certainly indeed genuinely certainty solidity beyond a shadow of a doubt beyond reasonable doubt beyond a reasonable doubt if ever there was one sureenough sure hard sound clear safe positive classic dead solid reliable absolute authentic satisfying tangible assured tried trustworthy undisputed unquestionable undoubted unfailing assuring surefire truly surely strictly credibly perdie security justice reliability authenticity surety positivity veracity soundness certitude trustworthiness
21 精确
true accurate exact scientific precise strict refined photographic pinpoint exactly accurately precisely plumb refinedly severity elegance fidelity preciseness trueness to an inch with accuracy minute perfect narrow rigorous immaculate accuracy precision nicety particularity to a T like clockwork on the button