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 lit·er·ate /ˈlɪtərət ||ˈlɪtrət/
 學者(a.)精通文學的,受過教育的

 Lit·er·ate a.  Instructed in learning, science, or literature; learned; lettered.
    The literate now chose their emperor, as the military chose theirs.   --Landor.

 Lit·er·ate, n.
 1. One educated, but not having taken a university degree; especially, such a person who is prepared to take holy orders. [Eng.]
 2. A literary man.
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 literate
      adj 1: able to read and write [ant: illiterate]
      2: able to read and write
      n : a person who can read and write [syn: literate person]