semiliterate

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person who is semiliterate.
    — If Rita Mae Brown were an exceptional writer, I might be more willing to give an ear to her pontificating […] But even as a pulp writer, Brown will have to treat lesbians as more than a bunch of anencephalic semi-literates who will sanctify her name forevermore. We have to have the guts to say, "Keep editing, Rita Mae; paper is cheap and we expect better!"
形容词 adj.
  1. Not entirely literate; having a limited grasp of the written language. not-comparable
    — With the necessary prowess of the semiliterate, Heed had a flawless memory, and like most nonreaders, she was highly numerate.

词形变化

semiliterates plural

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *sem-
Proto-Indo-European *sēmi
Latin sēmi-bor.
English semi-
English literate
English semiliterate
From semi- + literate.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *sem-
Proto-Indo-European *sēmi
Latin sēmi-bor.
English semi-
English literate
English semiliterate
From semi- + literate.
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