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  • Derivatives : n  literariness
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

literary ['lɪtərərɪ]
  1. 1. adjective [+work] [ criticism] [ theory] 文学的
  2. 2. adjective [+word] [ expression] [ language] 书面的

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

literary [ˈlɪtərərɪ]
  1. 1. adjective 文学的文艺
  2. 2. adjective 精通文学的,饱读诗书
  3. 3. adjective 书面语的,文绉绉
    When trying to impress someone she spoke in an affected literary style.
    试图什么留下深刻印象时,她说话就用做作文学腔。

Collins English-English Dictionary

literary ['lɪtərərɪ]
  1. 1. adj of, relating to, concerned with, or characteristic of literature or scholarly writing
    a literary discussion
    a literary style
  2. 2. adj versed in or knowledgeable about literature
    a literary man
  3. 3. adj (of a word) formal; not colloquial
  4. 4. adj [Etymology] C17: from Latin litterarius concerning reading and writing. See letter

Examples

literary agents
书商
a mannered literary style
矫饰的文学风格
foreign/literary editor
外文/文学编辑
He was awarded the esteemed literary chair at the university.
他被授予大学里受尊重的文学教授。
Many terms have traditionally been used in literary criticism.
许多措辞传统上都是被用在文艺评论上的。
He was one of the foremost literary scholars in England.
他是英格兰最重要的文学专家之一。
Most of the miracles follow a set literary pattern.
大多数的神话都有一套惯用的文学模式。
She worked as a project co-ordinator for years before launching into a successful career as a literary translator.
在成为一个成功的文学作品译者之前,她做了很多年的项目协调员。

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