| 单词 | literalism |
| 释义 | literalism —literalist, n. —literalistic, adj. —literalistically, adv. /lit"euhr euh liz'euhm/, n. 1. adherence to the exact letter or the literal sense, as in translation or interpretation: to interpret the law with uncompromising literalism. 2. a peculiarity of expression resulting from this: The work is studded with these obtuse literalisms. 3. exact representation or portrayal, without idealization, as in art or literature: a literalism more appropriate to journalism than to the novel. [1635-45; LITERAL + -ISM] |
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