illiterate

🇬🇧 UK/i'litәrәt/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

adj.

Unable to read or write; lacking basic education or knowledge in a subject.

文盲的,不识字的,没受过教育的

n.

A person who cannot read or write.

文盲

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
ilnot, opposite of
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literother
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ateto make, having
=illiterate

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    In rural areas, many illiterate adults struggle to find employment.

  • 2.

    She was illiterate until a volunteer teacher helped her learn to read.

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