单词 | technological |
释义 | technological (once / 1972 pages) adj The adjective technological describes something that’s based in science and applied to everyday life to solve problems. If you network your computers at home to make it easier to share files, you’re using your technological skills. The root of technological comes from the Greek word tekhnologia, meaning “systematic treatment,” and a systematic, scientific approach is still behind modern technological developments. What makes something technological — rather than scientific — is the practical application of the science. The technological advances of the last decades have touched nearly every aspect of life, including how you stay in touch with friends, how you gather and analyze information, how your food is produced, and even how you listen to your music. WORD FAMILYtechnological: technologically+/technologist: technologists/technology: technological, technologies, technologist USAGE EXAMPLESNBC News reports that the “technological disruption” started at 5 p.m. Time(Jan 03, 2017) Samsung, the icon of South Korean technological prowess, suffered global humiliation with its recent recall of exploding Galaxy Note 7 smartphones. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) The first thing about futurism that surprised me is that practitioners don’t think much about technological change. Wall Street Journal(Jan 01, 2017) 1adj of or relating to a practical subject that is organized according to scientific principles technological development Syn technical 2adj based in scientific and industrial progress a technological civilization Syn scientific conforming with the principles or methods used in science |
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