| 单词 | appropriate technology |
| 释义 | > as lemmasappropriate technology appropriate technology n. (a) technology considered suitable for a particular application; an instance of this; (b) technology in general, or a particular technology, that is designed to take account of the social, economic, and environmental circumstances in which it is employed, often aiming to meet a specific practical need, and typically (in developing countries) utilizing locally available resources and cheap or renewable energy sources (cf. intermediate technology n. at intermediate adj. and n. Additions). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > [noun] > regular occupation, trade, or profession > technology > branches or types of manufacturing technology1890 geotechnics1902 geotechnology1908 neotechnics1927 high technology1936 appropriate technology1950 new technology1953 space technology1957 technoscience1960 microtechnology1963 telechirics1963 reproductive technology1965 high-tech1967 megatechnics1967 terotechnology1970 ecotechnology1973 new-tech1980 analogue1986 sci-tech1990 haptics1992 1950 S. A. Mosk Industr. Revol. in Mexico iv. 57 He wanted to encourage that type of industrial development which would permit the inhabitants of the small villages to dovetail industry with the cultivation of their fields. Such development was made possible by coöperation plus an appropriate technology. 1960 Amer. Econ. Rev. 50 655 Work on appropriate technology should have a very high priority. 1973 E. F. Schumacher Small is Beautiful iii. iii. 189 To disseminate relevant information on appropriate technologies for developing countries, particularly on low-cost methods relating to building, water and power, crop-storage and processing, small-scale manufacturing, health services, transportation and so forth. 1992 A. Gore Earth in Balance xiii. 238 A nuclear power plant..may not be an ‘appropriate’ technology for an underdeveloped nation with an unstable government. 1996 N. Maraire Zenzele v. 75 One year we must generate a middle class; the next year they want to dump us with their technology; the following year they recognize that appropriate technology is the answer; and so it goes on. < as lemmas |
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