illiterate
UK [ɪ'lɪt.ər.ət] US [-'lɪtˌ.ɚ-] adjective
■unable to read and write 文盲的，不会读写的•A surprising percentage of the population are illiterate.人口中文盲的比例令人吃惊。 Compare innumerate knowing little or nothing about a particular subject （对某专题）所知甚少的，外行的•computer illiterate对电脑所知甚少的 •financially/technologically illiterate对金融／技术所知甚少的
UK [ɪ'lɪt.ər.ət] US [-'lɪtˌ.ɚ-] noun countable
■someone who is illiterate 文盲 |