literate

adjective

/ˈlɪtərət/

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able to read and write
- Though nearly twenty he was barely literate.
opposite illiterate see also numerate
Extra Examples
- Only highly literate people are capable of discussing these subjects.
- They are the first fully literate generation in the country.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- become
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- in
See full entry
(in compounds) having skills or knowledge in a specific area
- to be scientifically/financially literate
- Employees today are more digitally literate and connected than ever.
see also computer-literate

Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin litteratus, from littera ‘letter of the alphabet’, (plural) ‘epistle, literature, culture’.

单词	literate
释义	literate adjective /ˈlɪtərət/ /ˈlɪtərət/ jump to other results able to read and write Though nearly twenty he was barely literate. opposite illiterate see also numerate Extra Examples Only highly literate people are capable of discussing these subjects. They are the first fully literate generation in the country. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be become adverb extremely fairly very … preposition in See full entry (in compounds) having skills or knowledge in a specific area to be scientifically/financially literate Employees today are more digitally literate and connected than ever. see also computer-literate Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin litteratus, from littera ‘letter of the alphabet’, (plural) ‘epistle, literature, culture’.
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