To be literate and learned; to possess cultural knowledge and education.
那个年轻人虽然家境普通，却从小喜爱读书，识字知书，言谈举止间流露出一种特别的修养。
Although that young man came from an ordinary family, he loved reading from a young age, becoming literate and learned, revealing a special cultivated refinement in his words and actions.
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