semiliterate

英 [ˌsemɪ'lɪtərət] 美 [ˌsemɪ'lɪtərɪt]

• adj. 半文盲的；有初等文化的；知识浅薄的

英英释义

Adjective:

1. literate but poorly informed

2. barely able to read and write;

   "an semiliterate scrawl"
   

3. able to read but not to write

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. In addition to the high price, the absence of sensationalism also made newspapers not attractive to the semiliterate working class.
   党派报纸不仅价格较高，登载的新闻还缺少轰动效果，难以对仅有初等文化的工人阶级产生吸引力。