| 单词 | planned obsolescence |
| 释义 | > as lemmasplanned obsolescence planned obsolescence n. the practice or policy of curtailing the life of manufactured products (as by using non-durable materials, frequently changing design, terminating the supply of spare parts, etc.), so as to induce consumers to replace them regularly. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > non-use > [noun] > falling out of use > making obsolete > deliberately, of manufactured goods planned obsolescence1932 1932 B. London (title) Ending the depression through planned obsolescence. a1960 B. Stevens in V. Packard Waste Makers (1960) vi. 58 Our whole economy is based on planned obsolescence... We make good products, we induce people to buy them, and then next year we deliberately introduce something that will make these products old fashioned. 1991 New Scientist 17 Aug. 42/4 The ‘replacement economy’, better known as planned obsolescence. < as lemmas |
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