Luddismとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

Luddism (uncountable)

1. (historical) Opposition to the Industrial Revolution by textile workers fearing for their livelihoods.
2. (by extension, derogatory) Opposition to technological change.
   • 2002, Zadie Smith, The Autograph Man, Penguin Books (2003), page 134:

     He walks over to the wine crates holding the LPs, gets infuriated with the brutal Luddism of any man who still deals in vinyl and needle.

関連する語

• Luddite
• neo-Luddism