literally

文字どおりに

比喩ではなく、言葉が表すそのままの意味で。

やさしい英語で： Exactly as the words describe, rather than as a way of expressing something else.

• The room was literally full of books.
• He literally fell asleep standing up.
• Did you mean that literally?

使い方： take something literally (She took my invitation literally and came immediately.)

類義語： actually

反対語： figuratively

よく使う表現： literally true, literally mean something, take something literally, literally fall apart

正確に、文字どおりに

大げさにしたり控えめにしたりせず、事実そのままに。

やさしい英語で： With no extra or reduced importance added to what is true.

• Her account was literally true.
• The claim is literally correct, although it sounds unlikely.
• Every detail he reported was literally accurate.

類義語： exactly, strictly

よく使う表現： literally correct, literally accurate, literally true