literal
英 ['lɪt(ə)r(ə)l]
美 ['lɪtərəl]
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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