Word · Frequency #12088
literates
识字的人;有文化的人
literates is the plural of literate.
A person who is able to read and write.
- 1.
A person who is able to read and write.
能读写的人;识字的人
能读写的人;识字的人;学者
In use
The village literate offered to read the official letter for the elderly farmer.
Many literates in the town volunteered to teach basic reading skills at the community center.
As a literate, she helped her neighbors fill out government forms.
a/an + literate
He is a literate.
他是一名学者。
the + literates
The literates of the town gathered for a meeting.
镇上的学者们聚在一起开会。
literates (without article)
Literates often have access to better information.
学者们通常能获得更好的信息。
Common mistakes
Many literate attended the lecture.Many literates attended the lecture.
名词'literate'是可数名词,复数形式为'literates'。这里主语是复数概念,应用复数形式。
She is a very literate in Chinese literature.She is a literate in Chinese literature.
'very'只能修饰形容词,不能修饰名词。'literate'作为名词时,直接前加冠词即可,不需要程度副词。
Connections
Collocations
- new literates
- 新识字的人
- The library program targets new literates.这个图书馆项目面向新识字的人。
- adult literates
- 识字的成年人
- Adult literates are more likely to use digital services.识字的成年人更可能使用数字服务。
- literates and illiterates
- 识字者和不识字者
- The survey compared health outcomes between literates and illiterates.这项调查比较了识字者和不识字者的健康结果。
Synonyms
- reader
- 阅读者;读书的人 · reader 侧重进行阅读活动的人,不一定强调书写能力;literate 则明确指具备读和写的能力。
- educated person
- 受过教育的人 · educated person 含义比 literate 更宽泛,指接受过系统教育、有学识的人,而不只是会读写。
Antonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
对比 illiterate(文盲):去掉否定前缀 il-,literate 就是能读会写的识字者。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:学术写作、教育统计、社会评论 该词作名词时指能够阅读和写作的人,多用于正式或书面语境,比较常见于教育统计、社会评论或学术讨论中;日常口语中一般不单独使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhyme: illiterate /ɪˈlɪtərɪt/. Useful lookalikes that do NOT rhyme: literature /ˈlɪtərətʃər/, literary /ˈlɪtəreri/, obliterate /əˈblɪtəreɪt/, separate /ˈsepərət/, accurate /ˈækjərət/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.