luddite

[US]/'lʌdait/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 十九世紀初英國手工業工人中反對機械化的人。
Word Forms
複數luddites

Example Sentences

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

他經常被貼上魯莽主義者的標籤,因爲他抵制使用智能手機。

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

這位魯莽主義者拒絕使用比打字機更先進的任何技術。

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

作爲一個魯莽主義者,她更喜歡讀紙質書而不是電子書。

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

這位魯莽主義者對工作場所自動化的好處持懷疑態度。

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

儘管是一個魯莽主義者,他仍然使用基本的翻蓋手機。

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

這位魯莽主義者更喜歡手寫信件而不是發電子郵件。

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

由於她對社交媒體的厭惡,她被認爲是一個魯莽主義者。

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

這位魯莽主義者堅持使用紙質地圖而不是GPS進行導航。

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

作爲一個魯莽主義者,他更喜歡黑膠唱片而不是數字音樂。

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

這位魯莽主義者對工作場所採用新技術持抵制態度。

Real-world Examples

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

我不是反對科技進步。科技進步方便了我們的日常生活和人際關係,這點我非常珍惜。

Source: Celebrity High School Opening Speech

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

我們看到斯蒂芬·金說,啊,成爲勒德分子是徒勞的。

Source: Science Quickly, from Scientific American

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

你知道, 我有點勒德分子,我承認。

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?

您認爲說這是一種勒德運動還公平嗎?

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:他不認爲技術的力量可以被消除,即使這是可取的。

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:我聽說過“勒德分子”這個詞,不僅僅是在作家罷工的情況下。

Source: Science Quickly, from Scientific American

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

從這個意義上說,邁克爾·舒爾幾乎完全是一個勒德分子。

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.

盧德運動由高技能的紡織工人組成,他們是最熟悉新工業技術的人。

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,當我聽說一本新的勒德分子書籍的作者本人從未砸碎過一臺機器時,我知道該怎麼做了。

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?

但現在突然間, 你就像一個拿着紡織機的勒德分子, 你只想抓住它——這到底是怎麼回事,真的嗎?

Source: Freakonomics

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