"educated, instructed," early 15c., from Latin literatus/litteratus "educated, learned," literally "one who knows the letters," formed in imitation of Greek grammatikos from Latin littera/litera "letter" (see letter (n.1)).
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1. 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。
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2. We look for applicants who are numerate, computer-literate and energetic self-starters.
我们对求职者的要求是具备运算能力，熟练使用电脑，精力充沛而且工作积极主动。
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3. We want to have more scientifically literate people running our television stations.
我们想增加一些通晓科学的人手来运作电视台。
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4. Over one-quarter of the adult population are not fully literate.
四分之一以上的成年人不具备完全的读写能力。
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5. Only a few of the nation's peasants are literate.