illiterate /iˈlitərit/ I. adj. 目不识丁的，文盲的：His parents were illiterate.他的父母都不识字。He is illiterate because he never went to school.他从来没进过学校，所以目不识丁。‖II. n. [c] 无知的人，文盲：An illiterate,later he received some schooling.他原先大字不识一个,后来接受一些学校教育。