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IELTS BNC: 1766 COCA: 1549

literature

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
literature /ˈlɪtərətʃɚ/ noun
plural literatures
literature
/ˈlɪtərətʃɚ/
noun
plural literatures
Learner's definition of LITERATURE
: written works (such as poems, plays, and novels) that are considered to be very good and to have lasting importance文学;文学作品
[noncount]
[count]
[noncount]
: books, articles, etc., about a particular subject(某学科的)文献,著作
: printed materials (such as booklets, leaflets, and brochures) that provide information about something(纸质)资料,宣传品
IELTS BNC: 1766 COCA: 1549

literature

noun

lit·​er·​a·​ture ˈli-tə-rə-ˌchu̇r How to pronounce literature (audio)
ˈli-trə-ˌchu̇r,
ˈli-tər-ˌchu̇r,
ˈli-tə-,
-chər,
-ˌtyu̇r,
-ˌtu̇r How to pronounce literature (audio)
1
a(1)
: writings in prose or verse
especially : writings having excellence of form or expression and expressing ideas of permanent or universal interest
literature stands related to man as science stands to nature J. H. Newman
(2)
: an example of such writings
what came out, though rarely literature, was always a roaring good story People
b
: the body of writings on a particular subject
scientific literature
c
: the body of written works produced in a particular language, country, or age
French literature
Renaissance literature
d
: printed matter (such as leaflets or circulars)
campaign literature
2
: the production of literary work especially as an occupation
Literature is his profession.
3
: the aggregate of a usually specified type of musical compositions
the Brahms piano literature
4
archaic : literary culture

Example Sentences

She took courses in history and literature. Her education gave her an appreciation for great literature. He's an expert in American literature. the literature of the Renaissance studies in different Asian literatures Can you send me some literature about your product? See More
Recent Examples on the Web Teens and teachers will especially love the Texas Teen Book Festival featuring conversations with authors of young adult literature. Anna Mazurek, Chron, 12 Sep. 2022 To be sure, the familiar conventions of romance literature are here in abundance: the aristocratic curled lip, the languid glance, sparkling eyes and a middle-aged blue-blood roué reformed by a plucky young woman. Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2022 Lambert allegedly disliked his English literature tutor, C.S. Lewis, and dropped out of university after a year. Deborah Eisenberg, The New York Review of Books, 7 Sep. 2022 Konstanty comes up and thanks me, too, then heads off to drink with his brother, a literature student back in Wroclaw. WIRED, 2 Sep. 2022 The national course syllabus has been tweaked, as well: more Ukrainian history in history classes; and, in world literature, out with the likes of Tolstoy and Dostoevsky, in with Hemingway and Jack London. Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2022 In a literature survey of 15 reports, 14 of the cases occurred here. Carolyn Barber, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2022 In time, Prudhomme was joined in the history of dubious literature Nobels by Rudolf Eucken, Paul Heyse, Władysław Reymont, Erik Axel Karlfeldt, Verner von Heidenstam, Winston Churchill, Pearl S. Buck, and Dario Fo. David Remnick, The New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2022 On the campus of Hampshire College in Amherst, the center was founded in 1980 by Aaron Lansky, a 24-year-old graduate student of Yiddish literature. Ethel G. Hofman, Sun Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin litteratura writing, grammar, learning, from litteratus

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4

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The first known use of literature was in the 15th century
IELTS BNC: 1766 COCA: 1549
literature

noun¹

1written works of art文學作品ADJECTIVE | ... OF LITERATURE | VERB + LITERATURE ADJECTIVEclassical, contemporary, modern古典/當代/現代文學popular大眾文學great文學巨著African American, Russian, etc.非裔美國、俄羅斯等文學He has a degree in English Literature.他有英國文學的學位。19th-century, 20th-century, etc. * 19 世紀、20 世紀等文學feminist, gay, lesbian女性主義/男同性戀/女同性戀文學... OF LITERATUREpiece, work一部文學作品VERB + LITERATUREread, study, teach閱讀文學作品;研究文學;教文學publish發表文學作品write寫文學作品Canadian literature written over the past thirty years過去 30 年創作的加拿大文學作品
literature

noun²

2writing on a particular subject文獻ADJECTIVE | ... OF LITERATURE | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEextensive, vast, voluminous大量的文獻;卷帙浩繁的文獻current, existing, recent目前的/現存的/最近的文獻the current literature in science and natural history目前科學和博物學方面的文獻published已發表的文獻the published literature on the subject已發表的關於該主題的文獻growing越來越多的文獻There is a growing literature on technological changes in developing countries.關於發展中國家技術進步的文獻越來越多。historical, medical, scientific, etc.歷史、醫學、科學等文獻professional, scholarly專業/學術文獻the professional literature on second language learners關於第二語言學習者的專業文獻the scholarly literature on the rise of the environmental movement關於環保運動興起的學術文獻promotional, sales促銷/推銷資料... OF LITERATUREbody大量文獻the growing body of literature on development issues關於發展問題的越來越多的著述PREPOSITIONliterature about關於⋯的資料I picked up some literature about pensions.我偶然得到一些關於退休金的資料。literature concerning涉及⋯的文獻the literature concerning the modernization of trade unions關於工會現代化的文獻literature on有關⋯的文獻There's an extensive literature on the subject.有關這門學科的文獻資料很多。literature regarding論述⋯的文獻the literature regarding effectiveness and cost關於效益與成本的文獻

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