il·lit·e·rate1 /ɪˈlɪtərət/ adjectiveadj 1. READsomeone who is illiterate has not learned to read or write 不识字的,文盲的 2 WRITEbadly written, in an uneducated way 文理不通的,不通顺的 It was an illiterate letter, full of mistakes. 这封信文笔拙劣,错误连篇。
3. economically/politically/scientifically etc illiterate NOT KNOWknowing very little about economics, politics etc 对经济/政治/科学知识等一窍不通的economically/politically/scientifically etc illiterate• Ninety per cent of the population is kept politically illiterate, and the government takes orders from the corporations. —illiteracy noun [uncountableU]