literature
noun
ˈlɪtərətʃə
noun
1
books,
plays,
poems
etc
that
people
think
are
important
and
good
文学; 文学作品
He
has
read
many
of
the
major
works
of
literature
.
他读过许多主要的文学作品。
Italian
literature
意大利文学
2
all
the
books,
articles,
etc
on
a
particular
subject
〔某一学科的〕著述，文献资料
[+
on
]
literature
on
the
history
of
science
科学史的文献资料
in
the
literature
Several
cases
of
mercury
poisoning
have
been
recorded
in
the
literature.
资料上记载了几起汞中毒事件。
3
printed
information
produced
by
people
who
want
to
sell
you
something
or
tell
you
about
something
〔推销商品或提供信息的〕印刷品，宣传品
sales
literature
推销宣传品