Luddite
/ˈlʌdaɪt/noun
1- a member of any of the bands of English workers who destroyed machinery, especially in cotton and woollen mills, which they believed was threatening their jobs (1811-16).勒德分子（1811-1816, 因认为机器生产会威胁其就业机会而破坏机器的工人, 尤指棉毛 纺织业工人）。
1.1
- a person opposed to increased industrialization or new technology反对进一步工业化的人, 反对新科技的人：
a small-minded Luddite resisting progress.
心胸狭窄、反对进步的勒德分子。
派生词
Luddism
nounLudditism
noun词源
perhaps named after Ned Lud, a participant in the destruction of machinery, + -ITE1.