西瓜单词

literate是什么意思

literate

英 ['lɪt(ə)rət] 美 ['lɪtərət]

literate 有读写能力的

来自拉丁语litera,书写，字母，词源同letter.引申词义有读写能力的。

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)).

1. His lyrics are highly literate. He even quotes Voltaire.

他的歌词体现了高度的文化修养。他甚至还引用了伏尔泰。

来自柯林斯例句

2. We look for applicants who are numerate, computer-literate and energetic self-starters.: 我们对求职者的要求是具备运算能力，熟练使用电脑，精力充沛而且工作积极主动。

3. We want to have more scientifically literate people running our television stations.: 我们想增加一些通晓科学的人手来运作电视台。

4. Over one-quarter of the adult population are not fully literate.: 四分之一以上的成年人不具备完全的读写能力。