Definition of semi-literate in English:

semi-literate

adjectivesɛmɪˈlɪt(ə)rət

1Unable to read or write with ease or fluency; poorly educated.
半文盲的；受教育少的
a high proportion of the population is still relatively poor and semi-literate
人口中有很大比例仍处于相对贫困和半文盲状态。
Example sentencesExamples
- Eventually he led me to a semi-literate jewellery salesman with wide-set eyes and a penchant for gold chains.
- Perhaps your writer has become confused after reading through too many press releases written by semi-literate American PR people, or perhaps he is foreign himself.
- The idea is that a sports writer and a couple of semi-literate ex-players try to work themselves up about this or that issue, and give bold predictions about a player or team's future prospects.
- Because I've had this argument a couple of times, and the semi-literate conservatives are always sheepish, a little ashamed, of their lack of writing talent.
- But apparently, the economically semi-literate numbskulls at the New Pravda - and the rest of the mainstream press - still can't be bothered to get the facts straight.
- It's only natural that we'd start looking for ‘synergies’, and try to replace ten bloggers with one semi-literate goof in the hopes that readers won't notice. The mind boggles.
- Hmm, second time this year I've been on the receiving end of a stream of semi-literate invective (spot the grammatical errors in it).
- Illiterate and semi-literate women are operating and repairing energy systems.
- Combine television viewing with countless hours logged onto the Internet, and one could argue that Americans have degenerated into a society of semi-literate loners.
- His father was a poor cobbler with great cultural aspirations and his mother a semi-literate washerwoman.
- Also, semi-literate women should be accorded priority in training to operate the centre, since this is an effective method of enhancing the self-esteem and social prestige of women living in poverty.
- Furthermore, its efforts are only attractive to the elderly who are eager to learn to read and write and less attractive to the semi-literate youth who want to acquire skills that would turn them into entrepreneurs and artisans.
- My writing partner is a violent, chauvinistic semi-literate adolescent.
- They were semi-literate with very little English.
- For the last four years, Vanitha Society - a group of semi-literate women - has been spearheading an HIV / AIDS campaign.
- The spectacle of the semi-literate president instructing laid-off workers to ‘go get an education’ provided one of the most memorable impressions of the evening.
- The leadership passed from intellectuals to semi-literate demagogues.
- This is a residential program for illiterate to semi-literate girls between 12 and 18 years with the ambitious objective of returning them to Class 5 in formal schools.
- Her own grandmother probably belonged to that semi-literate mass of women who could read fluently, but not write or ‘figure’.
- Most of these men were semi-literate, speaking only Malayalam and ignorant of the territory and hence strangers to the Urdu speaking Pakistanis.
1. 1.1 (of a text) poorly written.
  （文章）写得很差的
  the semi-literate glossies
  文笔拙劣的通俗杂志。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Theresa is depicted with all her boyfriends and their semi-literate love/hate letters.
  As well as a few semi-literate requests for obscure albums, we are now apparently subscribed to Reclusion's newsletter.
  Or, if deciding between right or wrong was too taxing, they could simply text in semi-literate messages to the show instead.
  It is doubtless the case that many slush-pile readers use the ‘basic command of English’ test as a preliminary filter; they discard immediately those books which may be described as semi-literate.
  The first was the semi-literate, naive nature of the letters implying these are some of the least educated, least switched on members of society, often on income support or some other kind of benefit.

nounsɛmɪˈlɪt(ə)rət

A person who is poorly educated or unable to read or write with ease or fluency.
半文盲
Example sentencesExamples
- Sadly, it appears the production of literature in business and Government is considered a lowly task to be given to the semi-literate with poor vocabularies.
- Meanwhile, the paper gets bitten in two places by that chronic bug of semi-literates: the word ‘affect’ where ‘effect’ is meant.
- In education, a most important instrument for the development of any society, we are churning out uninformed university graduates and semi-literates from secondary schools.
- InstaPundit resides in a world where technology can be harnessed by any semi-literate with a PC.
- These were programmes where literates, semi-literates and illiterates were to participate.

Derivatives

semi-literacy

noun

Whether the resulting unbalanced attitude towards life and illiteracy or semi-literacy in science and technology leads to a reactionary fundamentalism depends on the circumstances in their respective educational environments.
Example sentencesExamples
- And radio appears to be wallowing in the prevalence of semi-literacy, because a lot of what airs across the board seems to be disseminated on precisely that premise.
- However, it remains a showcase to the world of semi-literacy and general shoddiness.
- Because this letter is actually shown in close-up, we can only conclude that its semi-literacy is as significant as its role as a plot agent.
- Once again, the writing in this part is internally consistent in its semi-literacy.

词汇	semi-literate
释义	Definition of semi-literate in English: semi-literate adjectivesɛmɪˈlɪt(ə)rət 1Unable to read or write with ease or fluency; poorly educated. 半文盲的；受教育少的 a high proportion of the population is still relatively poor and semi-literate 人口中有很大比例仍处于相对贫困和半文盲状态。 Example sentencesExamples Eventually he led me to a semi-literate jewellery salesman with wide-set eyes and a penchant for gold chains. Perhaps your writer has become confused after reading through too many press releases written by semi-literate American PR people, or perhaps he is foreign himself. The idea is that a sports writer and a couple of semi-literate ex-players try to work themselves up about this or that issue, and give bold predictions about a player or team's future prospects. Because I've had this argument a couple of times, and the semi-literate conservatives are always sheepish, a little ashamed, of their lack of writing talent. But apparently, the economically semi-literate numbskulls at the New Pravda - and the rest of the mainstream press - still can't be bothered to get the facts straight. It's only natural that we'd start looking for ‘synergies’, and try to replace ten bloggers with one semi-literate goof in the hopes that readers won't notice. The mind boggles. Hmm, second time this year I've been on the receiving end of a stream of semi-literate invective (spot the grammatical errors in it). Illiterate and semi-literate women are operating and repairing energy systems. Combine television viewing with countless hours logged onto the Internet, and one could argue that Americans have degenerated into a society of semi-literate loners. His father was a poor cobbler with great cultural aspirations and his mother a semi-literate washerwoman. Also, semi-literate women should be accorded priority in training to operate the centre, since this is an effective method of enhancing the self-esteem and social prestige of women living in poverty. Furthermore, its efforts are only attractive to the elderly who are eager to learn to read and write and less attractive to the semi-literate youth who want to acquire skills that would turn them into entrepreneurs and artisans. My writing partner is a violent, chauvinistic semi-literate adolescent. They were semi-literate with very little English. For the last four years, Vanitha Society - a group of semi-literate women - has been spearheading an HIV / AIDS campaign. The spectacle of the semi-literate president instructing laid-off workers to ‘go get an education’ provided one of the most memorable impressions of the evening. The leadership passed from intellectuals to semi-literate demagogues. This is a residential program for illiterate to semi-literate girls between 12 and 18 years with the ambitious objective of returning them to Class 5 in formal schools. Her own grandmother probably belonged to that semi-literate mass of women who could read fluently, but not write or ‘figure’. Most of these men were semi-literate, speaking only Malayalam and ignorant of the territory and hence strangers to the Urdu speaking Pakistanis. 1.1 (of a text) poorly written. （文章）写得很差的 the semi-literate glossies 文笔拙劣的通俗杂志。 Example sentencesExamples Theresa is depicted with all her boyfriends and their semi-literate love/hate letters. As well as a few semi-literate requests for obscure albums, we are now apparently subscribed to Reclusion's newsletter. Or, if deciding between right or wrong was too taxing, they could simply text in semi-literate messages to the show instead. It is doubtless the case that many slush-pile readers use the ‘basic command of English’ test as a preliminary filter; they discard immediately those books which may be described as semi-literate. The first was the semi-literate, naive nature of the letters implying these are some of the least educated, least switched on members of society, often on income support or some other kind of benefit. nounsɛmɪˈlɪt(ə)rət A person who is poorly educated or unable to read or write with ease or fluency. 半文盲 Example sentencesExamples Sadly, it appears the production of literature in business and Government is considered a lowly task to be given to the semi-literate with poor vocabularies. Meanwhile, the paper gets bitten in two places by that chronic bug of semi-literates: the word ‘affect’ where ‘effect’ is meant. In education, a most important instrument for the development of any society, we are churning out uninformed university graduates and semi-literates from secondary schools. InstaPundit resides in a world where technology can be harnessed by any semi-literate with a PC. These were programmes where literates, semi-literates and illiterates were to participate. Derivatives semi-literacy noun Whether the resulting unbalanced attitude towards life and illiteracy or semi-literacy in science and technology leads to a reactionary fundamentalism depends on the circumstances in their respective educational environments. Example sentencesExamples And radio appears to be wallowing in the prevalence of semi-literacy, because a lot of what airs across the board seems to be disseminated on precisely that premise. However, it remains a showcase to the world of semi-literacy and general shoddiness. Because this letter is actually shown in close-up, we can only conclude that its semi-literacy is as significant as its role as a plot agent. Once again, the writing in this part is internally consistent in its semi-literacy.
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