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Literal interpretation or understanding; adherence to the exact letter or precise significance, as in interpreting or translating.

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literalism

Source Word

literalism

uncountable usually

Literal interpretation or understanding; adherence to the exact letter or precise significance, as in interpreting or translating.

Japanese Meaning

逐語主義（文や表現を言葉通りに、正確な意味で解釈する立場） / 文字通り解釈（表面的・直截的な解釈を重んじる考え方）

Her literalism made it hard for her to appreciate metaphors in poetry.

彼女は文字どおりに解釈する傾向があったため、詩の比喩を楽しむことが難しかった。

Sense（1）

Literal interpretation or understanding; adherence to the exact letter or precise significance, as in interpreting or translating.

Sense（2）

(art) The style of art portraying a subject as literally and accurately as possible.

literalisms

（ plural ）