Don’t take his words too literal.
别太按字面理解他的话。
What is the best synonym for the word “literal” as used in the following sentence? The translation was very literal, sticking closely to the original text.
B — Exact. “literal” means adj. exactly as written or said
Do not take his joke in a ______ way; he was only teasing you.
B — literal. “literal” means adj. exactly as written or said
literal — adj. exactly as written or said. In Chinese: 逐字的，字面意义.
literal is pronounced /ˈlɪtərəl/. It breaks into 3 syllables: lit · er · al.
Don’t take his words too literal. (别太按字面理解他的话。)
actual, precise — all close in meaning to literal (adj. exactly as written or said).
Yes. literal appears on the iSEE Vocab Lower list, which covers 615 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
letter(character)+al(form).