lit.er.a.ture
literature的音标和读音:
DJ音标发音: [ˈlitəəˌtʃuər, -tʃə]
KK音标发音: [ˈlɪtɚəˌtʃʊr, -tʃɚ]
literature的词性:
n.Abbr. lit(名词)缩写 lit
1. A body of writings in prose or verse.
文学:用散文体或韵文体所写的文字
2. Imaginative or creative writing, especially of recognized artistic value:
文学作品:富有想象力或创造力的作品,尤指具有公认艺术价值的:
“Literature must be an analysis of experience and a synthesis of the findings into a unity”(Rebecca West)
“文学必须是对经验的分析和对新发现的综合统一”(丽贝卡·韦斯特)
3. The art or occupation of a literary writer.
文学;作家:一个文学作者的艺术或职业
4. The body of written work produced by scholars or researchers in a given field:
文献:某一领域内的学者或研究人员所制作的文字:
medical literature.
医学文献
5. Printed material:
印刷品:
collected all the available literature on the subject.
收集有关这一主题的所有可得的印刷资料
6. Music All the compositions of a certain kind or for a specific instrument or ensemble:
【音乐】 音乐文献:为某一特定乐器或团体所作的或属于某一种类的所有音乐作品:
the symphonic literature.
交响文献
literature的词源:
7. Middle English [book learning]
中古英语 [书本知识]
8. from Old French litterature
源自 古法语 litterature
9. from Latin litter3t?ra
源自 拉丁语 litter3t?ra
10. from litter3tus [lettered] * see literate
源自 litter3tus [识字的,有学问的] *参见 literate