单词 | semiliterate |
释义 | semiliterate[ sem-ee-lit-er-it, sem-ahy- ] / ˌsɛm iˈlɪt ər ɪt, ˌsɛm aɪ- / adjectivebarely able to read and write. capable of reading but not writing. literate but poorly skilled or informed; lacking the proficiency of a literate person. nouna person who is semiliterate. Origin of semiliterateFirst recorded in 1925–30; semi- + literate OTHER WORDS FROM semiliteratesem·i·lit·er·a·cy [sem-ee-lit-er-uh-see, sem-ahy-], /ˌsɛm iˈlɪt ər ə si, ˌsɛm aɪ-/, nounWords nearby semiliteratesemihard, semihardy, semiheavy water, semi-independent, semiliquid, semiliterate, Sémillon, semilogarithmic, semilunar, semilunar bone, semilunar cartilage Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for semiliterate
British Dictionary definitions for semiliteratesemiliterate / (ˌsɛmɪˈlɪtərɪt) / adjectivehardly able to read or write able to read but not to write Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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