able to read and write 有读写能力的；有文化的 Though nearly twenty he was barely literate. 他都快二十了，还是睁眼瞎子。
Extra ExamplesOnly highly literate people are capable of discussing these subjects. 只有文化修养高的人才能讨论这些话题。 They are the first fully literate generation in the country. 他们是这个国家受过充分教育的第一代人。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- extremely
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- very
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(in compounds 构成复合词 having skills or knowledge in a specific area 识字： 在特定领域具有技能或知识to be scientifically/financially literate 精通科学/金融 Employees today are more digitally literate and connected than ever. 今天的员工比以往任何时候都更懂数字，更有联系。
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin litteratus, from littera ‘letter of the alphabet’, (plural) ‘epistle, literature, culture’.