Numerate is the adjective that goes with numeracy, the way literate goes with literacy.

Numerate是Numerate is the adjective that goes with numeracy是和numeracy（數字能力）配對的形容詞, the way literate goes with literacy就像literate和literacy配對一樣。

A numerate person can do simple calculations and is not lost when life is written in figures: a price, a percentage, a graph in the paper. They may still dislike maths class. The word is about coping with numbers, not loving them.

A numerate person一個numerate的人 can do simple calculations會做簡單的計算 and is not lost當生活裡出現數字時 when life is written in figures也不會不知所措: a price一個價格, a percentage一個百分比, a graph in the paper報紙上的一張圖表。They may still dislike maths class他們還是可能討厭數學課。The word is about coping with numbers這個字講的是應付數字的能力, not loving them而不是喜不喜歡數字。

It was coined in 1959, on purpose, to mirror literate. Before that, English had no neat partner for “illiterate” on the number side. The opposite, innumerate, exists too, but it belongs even more to reports and speeches than to ordinary talk.

It was coined in 1959這個字是在1959年造出來的, on purpose刻意造的, to mirror literate是為了對應literate這個字。Before that在那之前, English had no neat partner英文沒有一個乾淨俐落的對應字 for "illiterate" on the number side對應數字版本的『illiterate（文盲）』。The opposite相反詞, innumerate存在innumerate這個字, exists too也存在, but it belongs even more to reports and speeches不過它更常出現在報告和演講裡 than to ordinary talk而不是日常對話裡。

There is an older, rare verb numerate, “to count,” from Latin. Almost nobody uses it now. If you meet numerate in a newspaper, a job ad, or a school prospectus, it means “good with numbers.”

There is an older, rare verb numerate還有一個較舊、罕見的動詞numerate, "to count,"意思是「數數」, from Latin源自拉丁文。Almost nobody uses it now現在幾乎沒有人用。If you meet numerate如果你在 in a newspaper, a job ad, or a school prospectus報紙、徵才廣告或學校招生簡介裡遇到numerate, it means "good with numbers."它的意思是「擅長數字」。