(of a person) able to read and write 能读写的,识字的 ■having or showing education or knowledge, typically in a specified area 懂得的,通晓的 we need people who are economically and politically literate. 我们需要懂经济和政治的人。
noun
a literate person 有文化的人 ■(dated)an Anglican cleric ordained without a university degree (旧)无大学学位而受任圣职的人
派生 literately adverb 语源
late Middle English: from Latin litteratus, from littera (see letter)