industry
/ˈɪndəstrɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
1
- mass noun economic activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufacture of goods in factories工业, 产业：
new investment incentives for British industry.
对英国工业新的投资激励。
1.1
- count noun with adj. or noun modifier a particular form or branch of economic or commercial activity行业：
the car industry
轿车业
the tourist industry.
旅游业。
1.2
- count noun with adj. or noun modifier informal an activity or domain in which a great deal of time or effort is expended〈非正式〉专题研究, 大型研究活动（或领域）：
the Shakespeare industry.
莎士比亚研究。
2
- mass noun hard work勤劳, 勤奋：
the kitchen became a hive of industry.
厨房成了大家忙忙碌碌的地方。
词源
late Middle English (in sense 2): from French industrie or Latin industria 'diligence'.