1 ADJ 有读写能力的 Someone who is literate is able to read and write. 有读写能力的
2 ADJ-GRADED 受过良好教育的;(尤指)有文化修养的 If you describe someone as literate, you mean that they are intelligent and well-educated, especially about literature and the arts. 受过良好教育的;(尤指)有文化修养的 [approval]
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Scientists should be literate and articulate as well as able to handle figures.
科学家除了要能处理数字,还应该具有文学素养和善于表达。
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His lyrics are highly literate. He even quotes Voltaire.
他的歌词体现了高度的文化修养。他甚至还引用了伏尔泰。
SYN educated, lettered, learned, cultured
3 ADJ-GRADED [usually adverb ADJ] 熟练的;通晓的 If you describe someone as literate in a particular subject, especially one that many people do not know anything about, you mean that they have a good knowledge and understanding of that subject. 熟练的;通晓的
4See also:computer-literate
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