N-COUNT If you refer to someone as a Luddite, you are criticizing them for opposing changes in technology or working methods, especially the introduction of new machines and modern methods. 卢德派分子; 反对技术进步(尤指引进新机械或方法)者 [oft N n] [表不满]
The majority have a built-in Luddite mentality; they are resistant to change.
绝大部分人天生都有反对技术进步的心理,他们是抗拒变革的。
The Industrial Revolution didn't go so well for Luddites whose jobs were displaced by mechanized looms, but it eventually raised living standards and created more jobs than it destroyed.
工业革命对于卢德分子而言不利,他们的工作被机械化织布机取代,但工业革命最终提高了生活水平,而且相比被其淘汰的工作而言,它创造了更多的工作。
In the end, the Luddites may still be wrong.
也许卢德分子最终还是错误的。
Some were muddled Luddites, others were angry locals whose houses were slated for demolition.
其中一些爱惹是生非的卢德份子,其他则是当地一些房屋面临拆迁的愤怒的居民。
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