low technologyn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌləʊtɛkˈnɒlədʒi/, U.S.

/ˌloʊtɛkˈnɑlədʒi/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: low adj., technology n.

Etymology: < low adj. + technology n., after high technology n., high technology adj.

A. n.

Simple or basic technology; (relatively) unsophisticated technology; an instance or example of this. Opposed to high technology.

ΚΠ

1940 E. E. Evans-Pritchard Nuer x. 89 Nuer have, it will be acknowledged, a low technology which..may be supposed to have some effect on their social relations and character.

1973 R. K. Merton Sociol. of Sci. vi. 154 In this passage he is evidently concerned with the low technology of everyday life in nonliterate societies.

1982 R. Cavendish Women on Line 172 The policy of using cheap labour and low technology must be more profitable than modernising.

1993 Leonardo 26 316/3 Current concentration on high technologies should be accompanied by the development of low technologies which..would also integrate countries in the Third World into the international network.

2007 Business Recorder (Nexis) 13 Aug. According to experts, Pakistan scores relatively low on export sophistication because of low technology.

B. adj.

Usually with hyphen. Using, requiring, or characterized by simple or unsophisticated technology. Opposed to high-technology.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > [adjective] > types of industry generally

heavy1888

light industrial1919

sheltered1924

military-industrial1925

Tayacian1934

footloose1939

linked1942

low technology1956

high technology1964

smokestack1976

old economy1990

1956 Jrnl. Farm Econ. 38 708 Problems in high-population, low-technology, law-income countries.

1973 Newsweek 18 June 92/2 As their old, low-technology industries wilt under the pressure of mounting labor costs.

1983 Fortune 7 Mar. 110/2 To a large extent the products out-sourced are low-technology items such as window cranks, seat fabrics, and plastic knobs.

1993 Internat. Jrnl. Food Sci. & Nutrition 43 216/2 The first two types of processes can be described as simple, low-technology, low-cost and semi-artisanal.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	low technology
释义	low technologyn.adj. Brit. /ˌləʊtɛkˈnɒlədʒi/, U.S. /ˌloʊtɛkˈnɑlədʒi/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: low adj., technology n. Etymology: < low adj. + technology n., after high technology n., high technology adj. A. n. Simple or basic technology; (relatively) unsophisticated technology; an instance or example of this. Opposed to high technology. ΚΠ 1940 E. E. Evans-Pritchard Nuer x. 89 Nuer have, it will be acknowledged, a low technology which..may be supposed to have some effect on their social relations and character. 1973 R. K. Merton Sociol. of Sci. vi. 154 In this passage he is evidently concerned with the low technology of everyday life in nonliterate societies. 1982 R. Cavendish Women on Line 172 The policy of using cheap labour and low technology must be more profitable than modernising. 1993 Leonardo 26 316/3 Current concentration on high technologies should be accompanied by the development of low technologies which..would also integrate countries in the Third World into the international network. 2007 Business Recorder (Nexis) 13 Aug. According to experts, Pakistan scores relatively low on export sophistication because of low technology. B. adj. Usually with hyphen. Using, requiring, or characterized by simple or unsophisticated technology. Opposed to high-technology. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > [adjective] > types of industry generally heavy1888 light industrial1919 sheltered1924 military-industrial1925 Tayacian1934 footloose1939 linked1942 low technology1956 high technology1964 smokestack1976 old economy1990 1956 Jrnl. Farm Econ. 38 708 Problems in high-population, low-technology, law-income countries. 1973 Newsweek 18 June 92/2 As their old, low-technology industries wilt under the pressure of mounting labor costs. 1983 Fortune 7 Mar. 110/2 To a large extent the products out-sourced are low-technology items such as window cranks, seat fabrics, and plastic knobs. 1993 Internat. Jrnl. Food Sci. & Nutrition 43 216/2 The first two types of processes can be described as simple, low-technology, low-cost and semi-artisanal. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1940
随便看	adam tiler adam's fall adam's fig tree adam's needle-and-thread adam's needleandthread adam's son adamance adamances adamancies adamancy adamant adamant stone adamantane adamantean adamantic adamantine adamantine boron adamantine spar adamantinoma adamantive adamantizing adamantly adamantoblast adamantoid adamants