【突破英文词汇】litera -- letter 字面

1. illiteration /əˌlɪtəˈreɪʃn/

-- repetition of the same letter or consonant¹ at the begining of consecutive² words

Note the illiteration in the line "Sing a song of sixpence."

注意“Sing a song of sixpence.”这行中的头韵。

 

 

2. literacy /ˈlitərəsi/

-- state of being lettered or educated; ability to read and write

When registering as a new voter, take along your diploma as proof of literacy.

当你要登记成为新选民时，带着你的文凭以证明你有读写的能力。

 

 

3. literal /ˈlitərəl/

-- following the letters or exact words of the original

We translate "laissez-faire" as "absence of government interference", but uts literal meaning is "let do".

我们把“laissez-faire”翻译成“政府的不干涉主义”，但其字面上的意义是“让他做吧”。

 

 

4. literary /ˈlitərəri/

-- having to do with letters or literature

Mark Twain is one of the greatest figures in our literary history.

马克·吐温是文学史上最伟大的人物之一。

 

 

5. literate³ /ˈlitərit/

-- lettered; able to read and write; educated

The school's main goal in working with adults who can neither read or write is to make them literate.

这所学校针对不能读和写的成人，主要的工作目标是使他们可以阅读、写字。

1 consonant   

n.辅音；adj.[音]符合的

参考例句：

• The quality of this suit isn't quite consonant with its price.这套衣服的质量和价钱不相称。
• These are common consonant clusters at the beginning of words.这些单词的开头有相同辅音组合。

2 consecutive   

adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的

参考例句：

• It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
• The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。

3 literate   

n.学者；adj.精通文学的，受过教育的

参考例句：

• Only a few of the nation's peasants are literate.这个国家的农民中只有少数人能识字。
• A literate person can get knowledge through reading many books.一个受过教育的人可以通过读书而获得知识。