English Dictionary

literate

/ˈlɪtəɹət/

adj

Able to read and write; having literacy. / Knowledgeable in literature, writing; literary; well-read. / Which is used in writing (of a language or dialect).

She is a literate person who can read and write fluently.

意味（1）

Able to read and write; having literacy.

Intelligence tests are biased toward the literate.

意味（2）

Knowledgeable in literature, writing; literary; well-read.

意味（3）

Which is used in writing (of a language or dialect).

The Mongol emperor Kublai Khan even commissioned an alphabetic script for his empire, to be used officially for all its literate languages, Mongolian, Chinese, Turkic and Persian.