literalize
literalize — 動詞
- literalizepresent simple I / you / we / they
- literalizes3rd person singular
- literalizing-ing form
- literalizedpast simple
1. to turn words, images, or ideas into a direct form that is meant exactly as stat
字面化
使比喻或抽象內容變成字面意思
to turn words, images, or ideas into a direct form that is meant exactly as stated, not as a figure of speech
The film literalized the fairy tale with costumes and a real castle.
那部電影用服裝和真實城堡把童話字面化了。
literalize + story in visual form
Felipe literalized the joke by drawing every detail on the board.
Felipe 把那個玩笑字面化，把每個細節都畫在黑板上。
literalize + joke by showing it
Some students literalized the poem's storm image as real weather.
有些學生把詩中暴風雨的意象字面化，當成真實天氣。
Daichi literalized the dream world with floating doors and stairs.
Daichi 用漂浮的門和樓梯把夢境世界字面化了。
Reporters literalized the witness's figure of speech in the headline.
記者在標題裡把證人的比喻說法字面化了。
- concretize
often means giving an abstract idea a tangible form; literalize more strongly suggests removing figurative meaning
- spell out
more common and less formal; it often means explain clearly rather than turn imagery into direct wording
- make explicit
broader term for stating something clearly; it does not always involve figurative language
文法句型
literalize + object
用法筆記
Usually takes objects such as a metaphor, image, joke, or story element. Common in literary criticism, classroom discussion, and media review.