semiliterate
UK/.semi'litәrәt/US
TOEFLA1
Definitions
adj.
Only partially able to read and write; having a very limited command of written language.
半文盲的，读写能力有限的
n.
A person who is only partially literate.
半文盲
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedsemihalf, partly
+
literatestem
=semiliterate
Common Collocations
- 1.semiliterate population读写能力不足的人群
- 2.semiliterate adult半文盲成年人
- 3.[semiliterate worker]读写能力有限的工人
- 4.functionally semiliterate实际上处于半文盲状态的
Example Sentences
- 1.
Many semiliterate adults struggle to fill out basic government forms.
- 2.
The program was designed to help semiliterate workers improve their reading skills.
- 3.
A semiliterate population poses serious challenges to economic development.