| 单词 | literacy |
| 释义 | literacy (once / 1494 pages) n If you can read this sentence and write one of your own, you possess literacy. In Latin, littera means "letter." Back in the day, a person who could read and write was described as lettered. Literacy can also mean having knowledge or ability in a more specific area. Since you bought grandma that laptop, her computer literacy has really improved: she just posted her newest exercise video. WORD FAMILYliteracy: literacies+/illiteracy: illiteracies/illiterate: illiteracy, illiterately, illiterates/literate: illiterate, literacy, literately, literates, nonliterate, preliterate, semiliterate USAGE EXAMPLESTeachers and literacy organizations often decry such moves as censorship that erase important literature from curriculums. Washington Post(Dec 31, 2016) The government will evaluate websites and social-media accounts for fake news and push for greater social-media literacy, officials said, without adding details. Wall Street Journal(Dec 29, 2016) Black children, despite starting school with the same level of maths and literacy as other ethnic groups, are most likely to fail maths GCSE. BBC(Dec 27, 2016) n the ability to read and write Ant|Hyper analphabetism, illiteracy an inability to read accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition, attainment, skill an ability that has been acquired by training |
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