2020-10-31
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด L - literate & illiterate
การใช้ภาษาอังกฤษ ที่ถือว่า ถูกต้อง ในที่นี้ เป็นไป ตามมาตรฐาน ของภาษา
การใช้ภาษาอังกฤษ ไม่กำหนดมาตฐาน ถือตามส่วนใหญ่ที่ใช้แต่ละท้องถิ่น
ความหมาย อาจยืดหยุ่น ขึ้นอยู่กับ ตำแหน่ง/หน้าที่ ในประโยค
Dictionary.com
ออกเสียง literate = ‘LIT-er-it’
ออกเสียง illiterate = ‘ih-LIT-er-it’
Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree
illiterate
unable to read and write;
having little or no formal education:
He has a lot of native intelligence but he is illiterate.
Not to be confused with:
alliterate – to use two or more words having the same initial sound,
as in: Sister Suzie sews shirts for sixty-six seasick sailors.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language
lit′er·ate·ly adv.
lit′er·ate·ness n.
Usage Note:
For most of its long history in English,
literate has meant only"familiar with literature,"
or more generally, "well-educated, learned."
Only since the late 1800s has it also come to refer to the basic ability to read and write.
Its antonym illiterate has an equally broad range of meanings:
an illiterate person may be incapable of reading a shopping list
or uneducated in a particular field.
The term functional illiterate is often used to
describe a person who can read or write to some degree
but below a minimum level required to function
in even a limited social situation or job setting.
An aliterate person, by contrast, is one
who is capable of reading and writing
but who has little interest in doing so,
whether out of indifference to learning in general
or from a preference for seeking information and entertainment by other means.
The meanings of the words literacy and illiteracy have been
extended from their original connection with reading and literature
to any body of knowledge.
For example, "geographic illiterates" cannot identify the countries on a map,
and "computer illiterates" are unable to operate computers effectively.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Choose the Right Synonym for illiterate
IGNORANT, ILLITERATE, UNLETTERED, UNTUTORED, UNLEARNED
mean not having knowledge.
IGNORANT may imply a general condition or it may apply to lack of knowledge or awareness of a particular thing. an ignorant fool ignorant of nuclear physics
ILLITERATE applies to either an absolute or a relative inability to read and write. much of the population is still illiterate
UNLETTERED implies ignorance of the knowledge gained by reading. an allusion meaningless to the unlettered
UNTUTORED may imply lack of schooling in the arts and ways of civilization. strange monuments built by an untutored people
UNLEARNED suggests ignorance of advanced subjects. poetry not for academics but for the unlearned masses
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Illiterate, Aliterate, and Innumerate
Illiterate may be used in bothspecific and general senses.
When used specifically, it refers to the inability to read or write.
In a more general sense,
illiterate may signify a lack of familiarity with some body of knowledge
(as in being "musically illiterate")
or indicate a lack of competence in or familiarity with literature.
Illiteracy may be contrasted with aliteracy,
which is “the quality or state of being able to read but uninterested in doing so.” And in case you were wondering,
a person who is unable to understand or perform basic mathematics,
as opposed to reading, is innumerate.
Collins COBUILD English Usage
Literal – literary - literate
1. 'literal'
The literal meaning of a word is its most basic meaning.
She was older than I was, and not only in the literal sense.
The literal meaning of the Greek word hamartia, translated as sin, is 'missing the mark'.
2. 'literary'
Literary words and expressions are
used to create a special effect in poems or novels,
and are not usually used in ordinary speech or writing.
'Awaken' and 'waken' are old-fashioned or literary words.
Literary also means 'connected with literature'.
...literary critics.
...literary magazines.
3. 'literate'
A literate person is able to read and write.
Only half the children are literate.
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expression
Literate - illiterate
The basic distinctions between these words are treated in the entry ILLITERATE
In addition to meaning “able to read and write, “
Literate means “literary” “ and “possessing skill, polish, and refinement”:
“Everyone should be able to read and write. But it requires hard work and much study to become truly literate,”
