literate
英 ['lɪt(ə)rət]
美 ['lɪtərət]
中文詞源
literate 有讀寫能力的來自拉丁語litera,書寫，字母，詞源同letter.引申詞義有讀寫能力的。
英文詞源
- literate (adj.)
- "educated, instructed," early 15c., from Latin literatus/litteratus "educated, learned," literally "one who knows the letters," formed in imitation of Greek grammatikos from Latin littera/litera "letter" (see letter (n.1)).
雙語例句
- 1. His lyrics are highly literate. He even quotes Voltaire.
- 他的歌詞體現了高度的文化修養。他甚至還引用了伏爾泰。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. We look for applicants who are numerate, computer-literate and energetic self-starters.
- 我們對求職者的要求是具備運算能力，熟練使用電腦，精力充沛而且工作積極主動。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. We want to have more scientifically literate people running our television stations.
- 我們想增加一些通曉科學的人手來運作電視台。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Over one-quarter of the adult population are not fully literate.
- 四分之一以上的成年人不具備完全的讀寫能力。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Only a few of the nation's peasants are literate.
- 這個國家的農民中隻有少數人能識字.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》