literate
adj
1 able to read and write 有读写能力的
Though nearly twenty he was barely literate. 他都快二十了, 还是睁眼瞎子. Cf 参看 numerate.
2 cultured; well-read 有文化的; 博学的
Every literate person should read this book. 凡有文化的人都该一读此书.
🔁 扩展释义
*['litәrit]n. 学者a. 有读写能力的, 精通文学的, 受过教育的
🌿 同词根单词
literaladj. 照字面的;原义的;逐字的;平实的,避免夸张;
n. [印]错排,文字上的错误;
It took him some time to connect the long rubber pipe to the air supply pipe that ran round the port, but at last it was done and as a result work was able to progress much faster.