literate基本解释
n.识字的人；受过教育的人；博学的人
adj.有读写能力的；博学的；优美的；精通文学的
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副词: literately 名词: literateness
n.识字的人；受过教育的人；博学的人
adj.有读写能力的；博学的；优美的；精通文学的
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副词: literately 名词: literateness
literate
noun
1. a person who can read and write
Synonym: literate person
adj
1. knowledgeable and educated in one or several fields
e.g. computer literate
2. versed in literature
dealing with literature
3. able to read and write
1. 有读写能力的
Someone who is literate is able to read and write.
e.g. 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。
2. 受过良好教育的；（尤指）有文化修养的
If you describe someone as literate, you mean that they are intelligent and well-educated, especially about literature and the arts.
e.g. Scientists should be literate and articulate as well as able to handle figures...
科学家除了要能处理数字，还应该具有文学素养和善于表达。
e.g. 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。
3. 熟练的；通晓的
If you describe someone as literate in a particular subject, especially one that many people do not know anything about, you mean that they have a good knowledge and understanding of that subject.
e.g. Head teachers need to be financially literate...
校长需要通晓财政。
e.g. 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。
