functional illiterate noun [ C ] education mainly US specialized uk/ˌfʌŋk.ʃən.əl ɪˈlɪt.ər.ət/ us/ˌfʌŋk.ʃən.əl ɪˈlɪt̬.ɚ.ət/
功能性文盲;半文盲someone who is not able to read or write well enough to do things that are needed for living and working in society
A high percentage of poor kids can emerge from the public system as functional illiterates.
更多例句- A person may be literate in their native language but still considered a functional illiterate if they cannot read and write the language of the country where they live.
Related word: functional illiteracy