| 释义 |
dilutee|daɪljuːˈtiː|
[Irreg. f. dilute v. + -ee1.]
An unskilled or semi-skilled worker who takes a place hitherto occupied by a skilled worker.
1918Glasgow Herald 18 Dec. 7/6 It is being considered whether the dilutee should go and leave the skilled workman at his job, and whether the dilutee should be discharged to provide for the re-entry of the skilled worker who has been to the war. 1921Ibid. 7 Mar. 12 The 50,000 dilutees whom the Government were particularly anxious to force upon the building trade. 1923G. D. H. Cole Trade Un. & Munit. 135 Before any skilled men were taken for the army, all ‘dilutees’ of military age and fitness should first be removed. 1960Guardian 4 May 18/2 Dilutees were not now needed because there was not enough work..for skilled men. |