unlettered
unlettered — 形容詞
- unletteredpositive
- more unletteredcomparative
- most unletteredsuperlative
1. not able to read or write, often because a person had little or no formal school
不識字的
不會讀寫文字的；未受基本讀寫教育的
not able to read or write, often because a person had little or no formal schooling.
The old farmer was unlettered, but he could read the weather better than any visitor.
那位老農夫不識字，但他比任何外來者都更懂得觀察天氣。
predicative use: was unlettered
Maribel helped unlettered adults sign their names for the first time.
Maribel 協助不識字的成年人第一次寫下自己的名字。
attributive use: unlettered + adults
In the novel, an unlettered servant secretly asks the priest to teach him the alphabet.
在那本小說裡，一名不識字的僕人偷偷請神父教他字母。
literary context: an unlettered servant
The reformers opened night classes for workers who had remained unlettered since childhood.
改革者為從小一直不識字的工人開設夜間課程。
remain + unlettered
- unlettered adults
- unlettered workers
- an unlettered servant
- remain unlettered
- illiterate
the normal modern word for someone who cannot read or write
- unschooled
broader; says the person had little formal education, not necessarily that they cannot read
文法句型
an unlettered + person noun
be/remain + unlettered
用法筆記
Now rare and literary. In everyday English, use 'illiterate' or 'unable to read and write'. Avoid using 'unlettered' as a general insult for someone who lacks taste or sophistication.
常見錯誤
同根字
- letter名詞A1
- lettered形容詞C2
- literate形容詞B2
- illiterate形容詞B2