luddite

[US]/'lʌdait/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 十九世纪初英国手工业工人中反对机械化的人。
Word Forms
复数luddites

Example Sentences

He is often labeled as a luddite for his resistance to using smartphones.

他经常被贴上鲁莽主义者的标签,因为他抵制使用智能手机。

The luddite refused to use any technology more advanced than a typewriter.

这位鲁莽主义者拒绝使用比打字机更先进的任何技术。

As a luddite, she prefers reading physical books over e-books.

作为一个鲁莽主义者,她更喜欢读纸质书而不是电子书。

The luddite was skeptical of the benefits of automation in the workplace.

这位鲁莽主义者对工作场所自动化的好处持怀疑态度。

Despite being a luddite, he still uses a basic flip phone.

尽管是一个鲁莽主义者,他仍然使用基本的翻盖手机。

The luddite preferred writing letters by hand instead of sending emails.

这位鲁莽主义者更喜欢手写信件而不是发电子邮件。

She was considered a luddite for her aversion to social media.

由于她对社交媒体的厌恶,她被认为是一个鲁莽主义者。

The luddite insisted on using a paper map instead of GPS for navigation.

这位鲁莽主义者坚持使用纸质地图而不是GPS进行导航。

Being a luddite, he preferred vinyl records to digital music.

作为一个鲁莽主义者,他更喜欢黑胶唱片而不是数字音乐。

The luddite was resistant to adopting new technology in the workplace.

这位鲁莽主义者对工作场所采用新技术持抵制态度。

Real-world Examples

Now I am not a Luddite, I treasure the benefits of technological advance to our lives and our relationships.

我不是反对科技进步。科技进步方便了我们的日常生活和人际关系,这点我非常珍惜。

Source: Celebrity High School Opening Speech

We've got Stephen King being like, ah, being a Luddite is is futile.

我们看到斯蒂芬·金说,啊,成为勒德分子是徒劳的。

Source: Science Quickly, from Scientific American

You know, I'm a little bit of a Luddite, I will confess.

你知道, 我有点勒德分子,我承认。

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) October 2017 Collection

Do you think it's still fair to say that this is a sort of Luddite movement?

您认为说这是一种勒德运动还公平吗?

Source: Science Quickly, from Scientific American

Mr Susskind is no Luddite: he does not imagine tech's power could be eliminated, even if that were desirable.

Susskind 先生不是勒德分子:他不认为技术的力量可以被消除,即使这是可取的。

Source: The Economist Culture

Bushwick: And it's not just in the case of the writers strike that I've heard the term Luddite used.

布什威克:我听说过“勒德分子”这个词,不仅仅是在作家罢工的情况下。

Source: Science Quickly, from Scientific American

And in that sense, Michael Schur is almost exactly a Luddite.

从这个意义上说,迈克尔·舒尔几乎完全是一个勒德分子。

Source: Freakonomics

The Luddite movement was made up of highly skilled textile workers, the very people who were most familiar with the new industrial technology.

卢德运动由高技能的纺织工人组成,他们是最熟悉新工业技术的人。

Source: Freakonomics

So when I heard that the author of a new Luddite book had never himself smashed even one single machine, I knew what to do.

因此,当我听说一本新的勒德分子书籍的作者本人从未砸碎过一台机器时,我知道该怎么做了。

Source: Money Earth

But now all of a sudden, you're like a Luddite with the textile looms that you just want to sma — what's the problem there, seriously?

但现在突然间, 你就像一个拿着纺织机的勒德分子, 你只想抓住它——这到底是怎么回事,真的吗?

Source: Freakonomics

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