illiterate
adj. 不识字的,文盲的;行文拙劣的,不通顺的;(对某个学科)无知的,不了解的
n. 文盲
复数 illiterates
比较级 more illiterate
最高级 most illiterate
例句
A large percentage of the population is illiterate.
人口中文盲的比例相当高。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
Most 11-year-olds are not encouraged to develop reading skills; a small but significant number are illiterate.
大多数11岁的儿童没有被鼓励去培养阅读技能。有为数不多、但足以引起人们注意的数目的儿童是文盲。
Nearly a billion people are illiterate.
有近10亿人是文盲。