1ADJ 有读写能力的 Someone who is literate is able to read and write. 有读写能力的
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。
2ADJ-GRADED 受过良好教育的;(尤指)有文化修养的 If you describe someone as literate, you mean that they are intelligent and well-educated, especially about literature and the arts. 受过良好教育的;(尤指)有文化修养的 [approval]
Scientists should be literate and articulate as well as able to handle figures.
科学家除了要能处理数字,还应该具有文学素养和善于表达。
His lyrics are highly literate. He even quotes Voltaire.
3ADJ-GRADED [usually adverb ADJ]熟练的;通晓的 If you describe someone as literate in a particular subject, especially one that many people do not know anything about, you mean that they have a good knowledge and understanding of that subject. 熟练的;通晓的
Head teachers need to be financially literate.
校长需要通晓财政。
We want to have more scientifically literate people running our television stations.