literal

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

lit·eral [literal literals] BrE [ˈlɪtərəl] NAmE [ˈlɪtərəl] adjective
1. usually before noun being the basic or usual meaning of a word or phrase
•I am not referring to ‘small’ people in the literal sense of the word.
•The literal meaning of ‘petrify’ is ‘turn to stone’.
compare ↑figurative, ↑metaphorical
2. usually before noun that follows the original words exactly
•a literal translation
compare ↑free
3. (disapproving)lacking imagination
•Her interpretation of the music was too literal.
Derived Word: ↑literalness

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin litteralis, from Latin littera ‘letter of the alphabet’, (plural) ‘epistle, literature, culture’.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  actual, genuine, real, misprint, erratum, typographical error, typo, literal error
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  figurative, nonliteral