1640s, "pertaining to alphabet letters," from French littéraire, from Latin literarius/litterarius "belonging to letters or learning," from littera/litera "letter" (see letter (n.1)). Meaning "pertaining to literature" is attested from 1737.
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1. Her literary criticism focuses on the way great literature suggests ideas.
她的文学批评集中关注的是伟大的文学作品表达思想的方式。
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2. Many literary academics simply parrot a set of impressive-sounding phrases.
许多文人只是机械地模仿一套听上去令人印象深刻的说法。
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3. By the 1920's, he was lionised by literary London.
到了20世纪20年代，他成为伦敦文学界的宠儿。
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4. The world which the book inhabits seems too self-consciously literary, too introverted.
该书所描绘的世界似乎过分刻意地追求文学性，过于内敛含蓄。
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5. He began to churn out literary compositions in English.