英语词汇literati的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	literati
词源	literati n. "men and women of letters; the learned as a whole," 1620s, noun use of Latin literati/litterati, plural of literatus/litteratus "educated, learned" (see literate). The proper singular would be literatus (fem. literata), though Italian literato sometimes is used in English. Entries linking to literati literate adj. "educated, instructed, having knowledge of letters," early 15c., from Latin literatus/litteratus "educated, learned, who knows the letters;" formed in imitation of Greek grammatikos from Latin littera/litera "alphabetic letter" (see letter (n.1)). By late 18c. especially "acquainted with literature." As a noun, "one who can read and write," 1894. glitterati n. 1956, from glitter, with a play on literati. updated on August 02, 2016
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literati n.