单词 | functionally illiterate |
释义 | > as lemmasfunctionally illiterate functionally illiterate adj. having some ability to read and write but at a level which makes it difficult to perform everyday tasks involving these skills; cf. functional illiteracy n. at functional adj. and n. Compounds. ΚΠ 1928 Ann. Rep. Secretary of Interior 1927–8 (U.S.) 103 Public opinion will not long permit millions of our people between the ages of 15 and 50 to remain functionally illiterate for lack of educational opportunities. 1987 S. Bellow Let. 31 July (2010) 440 Half of these [people] are totally illiterate, thirty percent more are functionally illiterate. 2011 Times Lit. Suppl. 17 June 23/2 10 per cent of Brazil's population is functionally illiterate. < as lemmas |
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