illiterate

• adj. 文盲的；不识字的；没受教育的
• n. 文盲

il-,不，非，literate,能读写的，有知识的。

1. a person unable to read

illiterate (adj.)

early 15c., "uneducated, unable to read (originally of Latin)," from Latin illiteratus "unlearned, unlettered, ignorant; without culture, inelegant," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + literatus, literally "furnished with letters" (see literate). Rendered in Old English as unstæfwis. As a noun meaning "illiterate person" from 1620s. Hence, illiterati (1788).

ignorant, illiterate

这两个形容词均可表示"无知的"之意。

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。

Nearly a billion people are illiterate.

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Try to imagine your life being illiterate.

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Two thirds of those people who are illiterate are women.

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More recently, while examining housing construction, the researchers discovered that illiterate, non-English- speaking Mexican workers in Houston, Texas, consistently met best-practice labor productivity standards despite the complexity of the building industry’s work.

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More recently, while examining housing construction, the researchers discovered that illiterate, non-English- speaking Mexican workers in Houston, Texas, consistently met best-practice labor productivity standards despite the complexity of the building in

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musically illiterate

音乐盲

牛津词典

computer illiterate

计算机盲

牛津词典

Many senior managers are technologically illiterate.

许多高级经理都对技术知之甚少。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

A large percentage of the population is illiterate.

文盲人口占有相当高的比例。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Being illiterate, he had to learn the stories by heart.

由于不识字, 这些故事他都得背下来.

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Some of the women are illiterate.

这些女孩子中,有一部分是文盲.

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We wanted to a western democracy in a country where half the people are illiterate.

我们希望在这个有一半人口是文盲的国度成立西方民主.

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Billy didn't go to school and he was illiterate.

比利没有上过学,是个文盲.

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My father was illiterate.

我的父亲没受过教育.

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Your rifle is used by elite forces worldwide to fight two bit nations'most illiterate conscripts.

你的步枪在世界范围内被菁英部队用于对抗两位数GDP国家 的极度文盲应征兵.

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A man who does not know how to work an illiterate person in the past.

一个人可能受过高等教育而且事业成功,但也可能是财务上的文盲.

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The innate wisdom of illiterate peasants is legendary.

目不识丁的农民的天赋智慧很富有传奇色彩.

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He an illiterate child, i . e . he was ignorant.

他是个未受教育的孩子, 也就是说他是无知的.

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About half the population in the country is still illiterate.

这个国家大约有一半人口仍是文盲.

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A third of the population, say , is illiterate, then what would you do?

假如三分之一的人口是文盲那么, 你该怎么办?

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Illiterate? Write today for free help.

不识字 吗 ?今天就写信请求得到免费帮助吧.

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In old China, as many as 90 percent of women were illiterate.

旧中国妇女文盲比例达90%.

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Artwork depicted the historical sagas and biblical tales for the illiterate faithful.

墙上的插图为不识字的信徒描绘了历史传说和圣经故事.

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There 50 percent or more of the population is illiterate.

那里50%或更多的群众是文盲.

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The modern lot almost all belong to a single caste of illiterate dalits.

在现代,多数妓女大都属于单一的文盲贱民阶级.

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I was an illiterate in the old society, but now I can read.

我这个旧社会的文盲, 今天也认字了.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

There is a large illiterate population in the countryside.

在农村文盲占多数人口.

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I reminded of I was one of the music illiterate members.

想当初我也曾是她们[音吃应援团]的团员之一呀!

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The lawyer wanted the illiterate man to make his cross on the contract.

律师要这不识字的人在契约上画十字以代替签名.

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The lateral é lite is literally illiterate.

边上的杰出人物简直是文盲.

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There are still many illiterate people in our country.

在我国还有许多文盲.

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The new nation undertook to teach its illiterate citizens to read and write.

那个新成立的国家着手教导不识字的国民读与写.

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He is musically illiterate.

他缺乏音乐方面的知识.

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You must an illiterate if you've never heard of Marx.

要是连马克思也没听说过,那你一定是个文盲.

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