单词 | literate |
释义 | literate —literately, adv. /lit"euhr it/, adj. 1. able to read and write. 2. having or showing knowledge of literature, writing, etc.; literary; well-read. 3. characterized by skill, lucidity, polish, or the like: His writing is literate but cold and clinical. 4. having knowledge or skill in a specified field: literate in computer usage. 5. having an education; educated. n. 6. a person who can read and write. 7. a learned person. [1400-50; late ME < L literatus, litteratus learned, scholarly. See LETTER, -ATE1] Syn. 3, 5. well-informed, knowledgeable. |
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