Luddite是什么意思？

Luddite

英[ˈlʌdaɪt] 美[ˈlʌdaɪt]

• n. 勒德分子(1811-1816年英国手工业)；

复数：Luddites;

例句

• The majority have a built-in Luddite mentality; they are resistant to change. 大部分人天生有种反对技术进步的心理。他们抗拒变革。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  （尤指反对使用新的机器和方法的）反对技术进步者
  If you refer to someone as a Luddite, you are criticizing them for opposing changes in industrial methods, especially the introduction of new machines and modern methods.
  例句
  The majority have a built-in Luddite mentality; they are resistant to change. 大部分人天生有种反对技术进步的心理。他们抗拒变革。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. any opponent of technological progress
  2. one of the 19th century English workmen who destroyed labor-saving machinery that they thought would cause unemployment