n.

1. 照字面
   The secretary spoke with a kind of mild literalness.

   祕書差不多照字面地講著。

2. 刻板；生硬
   His rigid translation of this literary work borders on literalness.

   他對這部文學作品的生硬翻譯近乎刻板。

3. 文字正確不誇張
   "You will feel better by Thursday," said the doctor with his accustomed literalness.

   醫生以他慣用的正確而不誇張的語氣說："到禮拜四你就會感覺好一些。"