illiterate

i'litәrәt

六级考研托福雅思GRE Collins 1

n. a person unable to read
a. not able to read or write
a. lacking culture, especially in language and literature

n. 文盲
a. 目不识丁的, 没受教育的

Collins 星级

13,846

BNC 频率

12,243

使用频率

illiterate 可以拆分为 il-（否定前缀）和 literate（有文化的、识字的）。因此，illiterate 的意思就是“没有文化的”或“文盲的”。

例句

1. Many adults in rural areas are still illiterate.

许多农村地区的成年人仍然是文盲。

2. The government is working to reduce illiteracy rates in the country.

政府正致力于降低该国的文盲率。

3. She taught herself to read and write despite being illiterate as a child.

尽管小时候是文盲，她还是自学了阅读和写作。