(adj) uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication, Syn. nescient, unlettered, unlearned, Example:an ignorant man; nescient of contemporary literature; an unlearned group incapable of understanding complex issues; exhibiting contempt for his unlettered companions
[吴下阿蒙 / 吳下阿蒙, Wú xià ā Méngㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄚ ㄇㄥˊ] General Lü Meng 呂矇|吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (成语 saw); model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu), See Also: 呂矇, 吕蒙, 成语