literate的词源

英文词源

literate (adj.)

"educated, instructed," early 15c., from Latin literatus/litteratus "educated, learned," literally "one who knows the letters," formed in imitation of Greek grammatikos from Latin littera/litera "letter" (see letter (n.1)).

中文词源

literate：有读写能力的

来自拉丁语litera,书写，字母，词源同letter.引申词义有读写能力的。

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：literate 词源，literate 含义。

literate：识字的，有文化的

词根词缀： -liter-文字,字母 + -ate形容词词尾