illiterate

des Lesens und Schreibens unkundig

Nicht in der Lage, zu lesen und zu schreiben.

In einfachem Englisch: Unable to read and write.

• Her grandfather was illiterate.
• The program teaches illiterate adults to read.
• Many children remained illiterate because they could not attend school.

Synonyme: unable to read

Gegenteile: literate

Häufige Wendungen: illiterate adults, illiterate population, remain illiterate

unwissend, unbewandert

Mit wenig Wissen über ein bestimmtes Thema oder darüber, wie man etwas benutzt.

In einfachem Englisch: Knowing very little about a particular subject or how to use something.

• I'm almost computer illiterate.
• She felt technologically illiterate when she started her new job.
• The course helps people who are financially illiterate.

So benutzt man es: illiterate in something (He admitted that he was illiterate in financial matters.)

Synonyme: ignorant, uninformed

Gegenteile: knowledgeable

Häufige Wendungen: computer illiterate, financially illiterate, technologically illiterate

Analphabet, Analphabetin

Person, die nicht lesen und schreiben kann.

In einfachem Englisch: A person who cannot read or write.

• He grew up as an illiterate.
• The charity offered reading classes for adult illiterates.
• An illiterate may need help reading an official letter.

Häufige Wendungen: an illiterate, adult illiterate, teach an illiterate

Unkundiger

Person, die über ein bestimmtes Thema sehr wenig weiß.

In einfachem Englisch: A person who knows very little about a particular subject.

• He is a computer illiterate.
• Financial illiterates may struggle to understand interest rates.
• Even a technical illiterate can use this simple device.

Gegenteile: expert

Häufige Wendungen: computer illiterate, financial illiterate, business illiterate