英単語

literalの意味・使い方・発音

literal

英 ['lɪt(ə)r(ə)l] 美 ['lɪtərəl]
  • adj.字句通りに、誇張なしに。

語源


リテラル

ラテン語の litera から、書く、手紙、語源は letter と同じ。

英語の語源


literal (adj.)
late 14c., "taking words in their natural meaning" (originally in reference to Scripture and opposed to mystical or allegorical), from Old French literal and directly from Late Latin literalis/litteralis "of or belonging to letters or writing," from Latin litera/littera "letter, alphabetic sign; literature, books" (see letter (n.1)). Meaning "of or pertaining to alphabetic letters" is from late 15c. Sense of "verbally exact" is attested from 1590s, as is application to the primary sense of a word or passage. Literal-minded is attested from 1791.

例文


1. A literal translation of the name Tapies is "walls.「
Tapiesという名前は直訳すると「壁」です。

2.The literal meaning of the word "cat "is an animal.
「猫」という言葉の本義は動物.

3.This word should not be taken in its literal sense.
という言葉は本来の意味では理解できない。

4.He made a literal interpretation.
他は逐語的に解釈する.

5.The emergency signal SOS has no literal meaning.
コールシグナルSOSは文字通り何の意味もない。

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