literary

形容词 literary:

1. of or relating to or characteristic of literature
2. knowledgeable about literature
3. appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing

1. Ba jin is a literary giant.
   巴金是一位文坛巨匠。
2. He used to be a literary agent.
   他曾是一位著作经纪人。
3. Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities is a literary classic.
   狄更斯的《双城记》是文学名著。
4. I don't like to read his literary criticism.
   我不喜欢读他的文学批评。
5. He is endowed with literary talent.
   他有文学天分。
6. French writer and leader in the revival of Provenal as a literary language. He shared the 1904 Nobel Prize for literature.
   米斯特拉尔，弗雷德里克1830－1914法国作家及复兴普罗旺斯语为文学语言运动的领导人，1904年与他人分享诺贝尔文学奖
7. British essayist noted for his trenchant literary criticism. His works include The Characters of Shakespeare's Plays(1817).
   哈兹利特，威廉1778－1830因犀利的文学批评而闻名的英国散文家，他的作品包括莎士比亚戏剧中的人物(1817年)
8. He had a literary taste and was well read in science.
   他有文学爱好，也熟谙科学。

lit.er.ar.y

adj.Abbr. lit.（形容词）缩写 lit.
Of, relating to, or dealing with literature:
文字的：属于、论及文学的或与之有关的：
例句：
literary criticism.
文学批评

Of or relating to writers or the profession of literature:
文学的：与作家或文字职业有关的：
例句：
literary circles.
文学圈

Versed in or fond of literature or learning.
精通文学的，爱好文学的，博学的

Appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing.
文雅的：适于文学而不是日常语言或写作的
Bookish; pedantic.
书生气的；迂腐的

来源：
Latin litter3rius [of reading and writing]
拉丁语 litter3rius [续写的]
from littera [letter] * see letter
源自 littera [字母] *参见 letter

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lit.erar.ily
lit.erar.iness
n.（名词）