名詞 literature:

1. creative writing of recognized artistic value
2. the humanistic study of a body of literature
   同義詞：lit
3. published writings in a particular style on a particular subject
4. the profession or art of a writer

1. This book is titled An Introduction to American Literature.
   這本書名為《美國文學(xué)指南》。
2. The lecturer is lecturing on Russian literature.
   講師正在講俄羅斯文學(xué)。
3. His special interest lies in the area of literature.
   他對文學(xué)領(lǐng)域特別感興趣。
4. Please send me any literature you have on camping holidays in Spain.
   請惠寄貴處有關(guān)在西班牙野營度假的宣傳材料。
5. There is now extensive literature dealing with the First World War.
   現(xiàn)有大量關(guān)于第一次世界大戰(zhàn)的文獻。
6. Literature is a mirror of its time.
   文學(xué)是時代的鏡子。

lit.er.a.ture

n.Abbr. lit.（名詞）縮寫 lit.
A body of writings in prose or verse.
文學(xué)：用散文體或韻文體所寫的文字
Imaginative or creative writing, especially of recognized artistic value:
文學(xué)作品：富有想象力或創(chuàng)造力的作品，尤指具有公認藝術(shù)價值的：
例句：
.Literature must be an analysis of experience and a synthesis of the findings into a unity.(Rebecca West)
.文學(xué)必須是對經(jīng)驗的分析和對新發(fā)現(xiàn)的綜合統(tǒng)一.(麗貝卡·韋斯特)

The art or occupation of a literary writer.
文學(xué)；作家：一個文學(xué)作者的藝術(shù)或職業(yè)
The body of written work produced by scholars or researchers in a given field:
文獻：某一領(lǐng)域內(nèi)的學(xué)者或研究人員所制作的文字：
例句：
medical literature.
醫(yī)學(xué)文獻

Printed material:
印刷品：
例句：
collected all the available literature on the subject.
收集有關(guān)這一主題的所有可得的印刷資料

Music All the compositions of a certain kind or for a specific instrument or ensemble:
【音樂】 音樂文獻：為某一特定樂器或團體所作的或?qū)儆谀骋环N類的所有音樂作品：
例句：
the symphonic literature.
交響文獻

來源：
Middle English [book learning]
中古英語 [書本知識]
from Old French litterature
源自 古法語 litterature
from Latin litter3tôra
源自 拉丁語 litter3tôra
from litter3tus [lettered] * see literate
源自 litter3tus [識字的，有學(xué)問的] *參見 literate