- 1文人、文學圈人士
The literati are a small group of people who know a lot about books and writing — critics, professors, serious writers, the kind of readers who talk about novels as if that were their job. The word is already plural; everyday English has no common singular.
The literati are a small group of people who know a lot about books and writingThe literati是指一小群對書和寫作懂很多的人 critics, professors, serious writers評論家、教授、認真的作家 the kind of readers who talk about novels as if that were their job以及那種談小說像在談自己工作的讀者 The word is already plural這個字本身已經是複數 everyday English has no common singular一般英文裡沒有常見的單數形式
It can sound , but it can also sound a little sharp, as if those people live in a closed club. You will meet it in newspapers and essays more than in speech.
It can sound admiring這個字可以聽起來像在讚美 but it can also sound a little sharp但也可以聽起來有點尖銳 as if those people live in a closed club好像那些人活在一個封閉的小圈子裡 You will meet it in newspapers and essays你在報紙和文章裡遇到它的機會 more than in speech比在口說裡多
Though actually, it comes straight from Latin for “lettered people” — people who had letters, meaning they could read. It is a cousin of literate and literature, not a fancy spelling of “literary tea.”
Though actually不過其實 it comes straight from Latin for “lettered people”這個字直接來自拉丁文的"有文字的人" people who had letters, meaning they could read意思是那些識字、能閱讀的人 It is a cousin of literate and literature它是literate和literature的親戚 not a fancy spelling of “literary tea.”不是"literary tea"的花俏拼法
core核心畫面
組成From Latin līterātī, plural of līterātus (“lettered, literate”).
同家族的字
- literatesame Latin root: having letters; able to read
- literaturesame Latin root for letters and writing
- literacythe reading-and-writing skill this group is known for
- literarythe adjective for books and writing
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以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
literatinoun/ˌlɪt.əˈɹɑː.tiː/
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Well-educated, erudite, literary people; intellectuals who are interested in literature.
- First, to Counsellor Fitzclabber, who, he told me, was then employed in compiling a history of the kings of Minster, from Irish manuscripts; and then to his friend Mr. Gahagan, who was a profound philosopher and politician, and had projected many excellent schemes for the good of his country. But it seems these literati had been very ill rewarded for their ingenious labours; for, between them both, there was but one shirt, and half a pair of breeches.
- He is not of the people, this lordly magistrate. He is one of the privileged literati. His literary degrees are high and numerous.
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