lit·e·ra·ti
noun/ˌlɪtəˈrɑːti/
/ˌlɪtəˈrɑːti/
the literati
[plural] (formal)- educated and intelligent people who enjoy literature
文人学士 - He was underrated as a writer by the literati.
他作为一个作家被文人低估了。
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin, plural of literatus ‘acquainted with letters’, from littera ‘letter of the alphabet’, (plural) ‘epistle, literature, culture’. - He was underrated as a writer by the literati.