Strictly speaking, idioms are expressions that are not readily understandable from their ( ) meanings of individual element, for example, put up with meaning "tolerate".
【正确答案】：LITERAL
【题目解析】：本题考查习语的特点。严格地讲，习语是不能从其个体成分的字面意义去理解整个习语的意义的。比如：fly off the handle（勃然大怒）、put up with（忍受）。literal meanings：字面意义。
