"educated, instructed," early 15c., from Latin literatus/litteratus "educated, learned," literally "one who knows the letters," formed in imitation of Greek grammatikos from Latin littera/litera "letter" (see letter (n.1)).
雙語例句
1. His lyrics are highly literate. He even quotes Voltaire.
他的歌詞體現了高度的文化修養。他甚至還引用了伏爾泰。
來自柯林斯例句
2. We look for applicants who are numerate, computer-literate and energetic self-starters.
我們對求職者的要求是具備運算能力，熟練使用電腦，精力充沛而且工作積極主動。
來自柯林斯例句
3. We want to have more scientifically literate people running our television stations.
我們想增加一些通曉科學的人手來運作電視臺。
來自柯林斯例句
4. Over one-quarter of the adult population are not fully literate.
四分之一以上的成年人不具備完全的讀寫能力。
來自柯林斯例句
5. Only a few of the nation's peasants are literate.