literally

'litәrәli

六级考研托福雅思 Collins 2

r. in a literal sense
r. (intensifier before a figurative expression) without exaggeration

adv. 逐字地, 按照字面上地, 不夸张地

Collins 星级

3,512

BNC 频率

2,469

使用频率

literally 由词根 liter-（字母、文字）和后缀 -ally（副词后缀）组成，表示“按字面意思”或“真实地”。

例句

1. I was so tired that I could literally sleep for a week.

我累得简直可以睡一整周。

2. She was literally jumping for joy when she heard the news.

她听到这个消息时简直高兴得跳了起来。

3. The cake was so big that it literally filled the entire table.

这个蛋糕太大了，简直占满了整个桌子。