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Illiterate Noun Read ɪˈlɪtərət ɪˈlɪtərəsi Knowing Write Adj

The word "illiterate" is an adjective meaning someone who cannot read or write. It can also describe someone who is ignorant about a specific subject, such as technology or music.

The word "illiterate" is an adjective meaning someone who cannot read or write. It can also describe someone who is ignorant about a specific subject, such as technology or music.

word illiterate
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/ɪlɪ̱tərət/
1
[ADJ 形容词]文盲的;不会读写的 Someone who is illiterate does not know how to read or write.
  • A large percentage of the population is illiterate.

    文盲人口占有相当高的比例。

  • An illiterate is someone who is illiterate.文盲
    • ...an educational centre for illiterates.

      扫盲中心

2
[ADJ 形容词](音乐、科技、经济上)知之甚少的,接近无知的 If you describe someone as musically, technologically, or economically illiterate, you mean that they do not know much about music, technology, or economics.
  [usu adv ADJ]
  • Many senior managers are technologically illiterate.

    许多高级经理都对技术知之甚少。


Oxford il·lit·er·ate / ɪˈlɪtərət ; NAmE ɪˈlɪtərət /
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noun
illiterate illiterates
adjective 1 (of a person ) not knowing how to read or write 不会读写的;不识字的;文盲的 OPP
literate
2 (of a document or letter 文件或信函 ) badly written, as if by sb without much education 行文拙劣的;不通顺的 3 ( usually after a noun or adverb 通常在名词或副词之后 ) not knowing very much about a particular subject area (对某学科)了解不多的,外行的 computer illiterate 计算机盲 musically illiterate 音乐盲 il·lit·er·acy / ɪˈlɪtərəsi ; NAmE ɪˈlɪtərəsi / noun [uncountable ]
noun a person who is illiterate 文盲;无知识的人 il·lit·er·ate / ɪˈlɪtərət ; NAmE ɪˈlɪtərət / il·lit·er·acy / ɪˈlɪtərəsi ; NAmE ɪˈlɪtərəsi /
LDC
illiterate1 adjective
illiterate2 noun
illiterateil‧lit‧e‧rate1 /ɪˈlɪtərət/ adjective
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1someone who is illiterate has not learned to read or write2badly written, in an uneducated way:  It was an illiterate letter, full of mistakes.3economically/politically/scientifically etc illiterate knowing very little about economics, politics etcilliteracy noun [uncountable]
illiterate1 adjective
illiterate2 noun
illiterateilliterate2 noun [countable]
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someone who has not learned to read or write
WDF

illiterate

[ɪˈlɪtərət]

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n34879
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ADJ18589
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NOUN51288
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文盲(85%),文盲的(12%),无知的(3%)
n.文盲
adj.文盲的;不识字的;没受教育的

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