Illiterate



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解释

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• adj. 文盲的
• ［英］ adj. 文盲的 ( ignorant; uneducated)
• ［记］ il+literate ( 识字的) -> 不识字的

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Etymology: Middle English, from Latin illiteratus, from in- + litteratus literate
• Date: 15th century
• 1. having little or no education; especially unable to read or write <an illiterate population>
• 2.
  • a. showing or marked by a lack of familiarity with language and literature <an illiterate magazine>
  • b. violating approved patterns of speaking or writing
• 3. showing or marked by a lack of acquaintance with the fundamentals of a particular field of knowledge <musically illiterate>
• Synonyms: see ignorant
• ? illiterate noun
• ? illiterately adverb
• ? illiterateness noun

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