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单词 luddite
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
Lud•dite /ˈlʌdaɪt/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. World Historya member of any of various bands of workers in England (1811–16) who destroyed industrial machinery in the belief that its use reduced the number of jobs.
  2. any opponent of new technologies or of technological change.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
Lud•dite  (ludīt),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. World Historya member of any of various bands of workers in England (1811–16) organized to destroy manufacturing machinery, under the belief that its use diminished employment.
  • 1805–15; after Ned Ludd, 18th-century Leicestershire worker who originated the idea; see -ite1
Luddism, Luddit•ism, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Luddite /ˈlʌdaɪt/ n
  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
adj
  1. of or relating to the Luddites
Etymology: 19th Century: alleged to be named after Ned Ludd, an 18th-century Leicestershire workman, who destroyed industrial machinery
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