单词 | Luddite |
释义 | Word Frequency Luddite(ˈlʌdaɪt) noun English history 1. any of the textile workers opposed to mechanization who rioted and organized machine-breaking between 1811 and 1816 2. any opponent of industrial change or innovation adjective 3. of or relating to the Luddites Derived forms Luddism (ˈLuddism) noun Word origin C19: alleged to be named after Ned Ludd, an 18th-century Leicestershire workman, who destroyed industrial machinery |
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