illiterate
英 [ɪˈlɪtərət] 美 [ɪˈlɪtərɪt]

adj.

目不识丁的，文盲的；

n.

目不识丁者；文盲；无知；

变形

复数：illiterates

英英释义

illiterate[ i'litərət ]

• n.a person unable to read

  同义词：illiterate personnonreader

• adj.
  • not able to read or write
  • uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field

    "he is musically illiterate"

    同义词：ignorant

  • lacking culture, especially in language and literature

同近义词辨析

ignorant, illiterate

这组词都有“无知的”的意思，其区别是：

ignorant指一般的无知或指不知道某个具体的事。

illiterate指不识字的人或没有文化的人。

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. Dr. Andrew Sneddon is particularly excited by what has been found as it gives a unique insight into the lives of the working but illiterate inhabitants of the city.
   安德鲁斯内登博士对于发现到的事物感到非常兴奋，因为可以深入的了解到这城市劳动但文盲的居民生活。

用作名词(n.)

1. The lateral elite is literally illiterate.
   边上的杰出人物简直是文盲。
2. I can confirm that you are illiterate in English!
   我能确定你是个英语文盲！

权威例句

Text-free user interfaces for illiterate and semiliterate users
Text-Free User Interfaces for Illiterate and Semi-Literate Users
Neuropsychological test performance in illiterate subjects
Performance of illiterate and literate nondemented elderly subjects in two tests of long-term memory.
A record system for drug administration by illiterate village health workers.
The illiterate brain: Learning to read and write during childhood influences the functional organization of the adult brain.
Health status of illiterate adults: relation between literacy and health status among persons with low literacy skills.
Reliability of pain scales in the assessment of literate and illiterate patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Language processing modulated by literacy: a network analysis of verbal repetition in literate and illiterate subjects
A hindi version of the MMSE: The development of a cognitive screening instrument for a largely illiterate rural elderly population i...