单词 | Luddite |
释义 | Luddite n. & adj. --n   1. hist. a member of any of the bands of English artisans who rioted against mechanization and destroyed machinery (1811-16).   2. a person opposed to increased industrialization or new technology. --adj of the Luddites or their beliefs. Derivatives Luddism n. Ludditism n. Etymology: perh. f. Ned Lud, who destroyed machinery c. 1779 |
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