To misunderstand or distort the original meaning by sticking too rigidly to the literal interpretation of words; to allow words to obscure the true intention.
在翻译文学作品时，如果过于拘泥于字面，就容易以词害意，无法传达原文的神韵。
When translating literary works, if one adheres too strictly to the literal meaning, it's easy to let words obscure the true intention and fail to convey the essence of the original text.
Era:
Early Modern
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