| 单词 | adult illiteracy |
| 释义 | > as lemmasadult illiteracy adult illiteracy n. ΘΚΠ society > communication > reading > reader > [noun] > ability to read and write among adults > inability adult illiteracy1870 adult illiterate1871 1870 Times 29 Sept. 12 The percentage of adult illiteracy [in the United States], says Dr. Leigh, was 9 per cent in 1840, 11 per cent in 1850, and again 9 per cent in 1860. 1918 Let. 14 Mar. in Ann. Rep. Secretary of Interior (U.S. Dept. of Interior) I. 29 (heading) Letter to the president on adult illiteracy. 1973 A. Locke in Times 6 Aug. 13/4 Growing concern about the problem of adult illiteracy in Britain. 2004 Economist (U.S. ed.) (Nexis) 2 Oct. Its [sc. India's] adult illiteracy rate is 39%, compared with 9% in China. < as lemmas |
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