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单词 technoid
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technoidadj.n.

Brit. /ˈtɛknɔɪd/, U.S. /ˈtɛkˌnɔɪd/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: technology n., -oid suffix; techno n., -oid suffix.
Etymology: < techn- (in technology n.) + -oid suffix. In later use in senses A. 2, B. 2 also partly < techno n. + -oid suffix.
A. adj.
1. Originally and chiefly North American. Technological in a marked or extreme way; technologically sophisticated or complex; characterized by expertise in or enthusiasm for technology.
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1956 F. Gore Abstr. Art 30 Arp is opposed to the ‘technoid’ constructions of Mondrian.
1986 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 13 May a7 We didn't want to produce technoid jerks.
1993 U.S. News & World Rep. 1 Mar. 68/3 I'm going to satisfy those beginners who..want to learn more about what's going on under the hood, with occasional sidebars on technoid topics.
2001 Deadlock (Washington Post Polit. Staff) iii. 102 The vice president liked to call it his ‘virtual law firm’—a description that appealed to his technoid side.
2. Of or relating to music employing sounds generated or modified electronically, esp. using synthesizers (cf. techno- comb. form 3); spec. (in later use) relating to or characteristic of techno music (cf. techno n.).
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society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > pop music > [adjective] > qualities of pop
metal?1518
anthemic1890
Afro-Latin-American1900
sun-kissed1907
heavy1937
Latin American1937
Memphis1938
sun-drenched1943
indie1945
rockish1955
hardcore1957
doo-wop1958
middle of the road1959
Latin1962
straight-ahead1964
easy listening1965
Motown1965
funky1967
post-rock1967
rocky1967
rock-out1968
funkadelic1969
funked out1970
grungy1971
punk1971
grunge1972
Philly1972
dub1973
drum and bass1975
disco funky1976
punkish1976
reggaefied1976
Britpop1977
post-punk1977
anarcho-punk1979
rap1980
trash rock1980
crunchy1981
industrial1981
New Romantic1981
rockist1981
garage1982
hip-hop1982
thrashy1982
urban1982
Gothic1983
hip-hopping1983
beat-box1984
lo-fi1986
technoid1986
hip-house1987
acid house1988
new jack1988
old school1988
techno1988
baggy1990
banging1990
gangsta1990
filthy1991
handbaggy1991
nu skool1991
sampladelic1991
junglist1993
1986 Chicago Tribune 30 Jan. v. 7/4 A lot of fans didn't like the fact that it [sc. the song ‘Mr Roboto’] was gimmicky and a bit technoid.
1988 Toronto Star (Nexis) 2 Dec. d19 He's not much of a fan of technoid sound... Everything you hear coming off stage will be played by one of the members.
1992 Face May 112/1 A compilation of house and industrial technoid trax from nine Frankfurt producers.
1995 Melody Maker 25 Mar. 44/3 An orgasmic whorl of technoid soundscapes.
2005 Time Out N.Y. 5 May 85/3 DJ K-Tel..will be slinging pervy technoid beats till the break of dawn.
B. n.
1. Originally and chiefly North American. An enthusiast for or expert in technology; a techie, a tech-head.
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society > occupation and work > worker > enthusiast for technology > [noun]
technomaniac1951
technophile1955
techie1970
technofreak1973
technoid1976
gearhead1989
1976 Los Angeles Times 2 May v. 8/2 The technoids are endlessly comparing signal strength.
1979 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 10 Jan. 13/2 Technoids are the people who give computers a bad name.
1992 Washington City Paper 21 Feb. 73/4 (advt.) We are both ‘technoids’ (engineers).
2000 N.Y. Times 13 Dec. h1/2 A lack of glamour and a stench of spam..have long accorded e-mail déclassé status among the technoids.
2. A performer of or enthusiast for techno music.Recorded earliest in non-technoid.
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society > leisure > the arts > music > music appreciation > music lover > [noun] > of pop music > of specific types of pop
hard rocker1942
skiffler1948
rock fan1959
rocker1963
discomaniac1966
Deadhead1971
punk rocker1972
punker1973
punkette1974
Krautrocker1976
punk1976
punk fan1976
punkster1976
new waver1977
soulie1978
post-punk1979
New Romantic1980
headbanger1981
skanker1983
grebo1987
old schooler1990
shoegazer1991
technoid1992
thrasher1992
gabba1995
1992 Los Angeles Times 2 Aug. (Calendar section) 58/5 Insistent rave-beats from techno-stars (Moby) and non-technoids (including new cuts by David Bowie and the Cult) are sure to keep dance floors animated.
1993 Mixmag Apr. 34/1 A clique of screenie producers and technoids exchanging meaningless promises ‘to do a remix sometime’.
1996 Observer (Nexis) 17 Nov. 12 Even the most ardent technoids have come down from their three-year Ecstasy highs by now.
2005 Village Voice (N.Y.) 8–14 June 80/2 With the shiver-inducing opening strains of ‘Trans-Europe Express’, the hip-hop heads and the technoids looked at each other and grinned.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.n.1956
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