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literary

adjective
 
🔊/ˈlɪtərəri/
🔊/ˈlɪtəreri/
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  1.  
    [only before noun] connected with literature文学的；文学上的
    • literary criticism/theory文学批评／理论
    Topics Literature and writingb2
  2.  
    [usually before noun] (of a language or style of writing语言或写作文体) suitable for or typical of a work of literature适于文学作品的；有典型文学作品特征的
    • It was Chaucer who really turned English into a literary language.是乔叟使英语真正变成了文学语言。🔊🔊
    • She was one of the great literary figures of her age.她是那个时代一位了不起的文学家。
  3.  
    [usually before noun] liking literature very much; studying or writing literature爱好文学的；从事文学研究（或写作）的
    • a literary man文人
    4. Word Originmid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘relating to the letters of the alphabet’): from Latin litterarius, from littera ‘letter of the alphabet’, (plural) ‘epistle, literature, culture’.