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connected with literature 文學的；文學上的 literary criticism/theory 文學批評／理論
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(of a language or style of writing 語言或寫作文體 suitable for or typical of a work of literature 適於文學作品的；有典型文學作品特征的 It was Chaucer who really turned English into a literary language. 是喬叟使英語真正變成了文學語言。 She was one of the great literary figures of her age. 她是那個時代一位了不起的文學家。
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liking literature very much; studying or writing literature 愛好文學的；從事文學研究（或寫作）的 a literary man 文人
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’.