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  4. illiterate

illiterate

/ˌɪlɪˈtɛrət/
不识字的

Many children in developing countries are illiterate.

许多发展中国家的儿童是文盲。


一般

指不能读写的人,通常指没有接受过正式教育的人。

The government is working to reduce illiteracy rates.

政府正在努力降低文盲率。

这个词通常用于描述个人或群体的教育水平,有时也用于比喻性地形容某人对某个领域的无知。

搭配

functionally illiterate功能性文盲illiterate in对...一无所知

同义词

uneducatedunletteredunlearned

反义词

literateeducatedscholarly

相关短语

computer illiterate短语
对计算机操作一无所知的人
financially illiterate短语
对金融知识一无所知的人

专业提示

比喻用法

这个词有时用于比喻某人对某个领域的无知,如 'He's illiterate in modern technology'(他对现代科技一窍不通)。

黄金法则

正式用法

这个词通常用于正式场合,描述个人或群体的教育水平。

词源

源自拉丁语 'illiteratus',意为 '不识字的',由 'in-'(不)和 'litteratus'(有学识的)组成。

用法说明

虽然主要指读写能力,但有时也用于比喻某人对某个领域的无知,如 'He's illiterate in modern technology'(他对现代科技一窍不通)。

单词拆解

in-
不
prefix
+
-literate
有学识的
root
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