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词汇 technophobe
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Definition of technophobe in English:

technophobe

noun ˈtɛknə(ʊ)fəʊbˈtɛknəˌfoʊb
  • A person who fears, dislikes, or avoids new technology.

    技术恐惧者

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In the last few years, most of us - even instinctive technophobes like me - have become practised in the dark art of surveillance.
    • There has to be room for the technophobes as well as the technophiles.
    • I use e-mail to talk to colleagues, but I'm a little bit of a technophobe when it comes to everything else.
    • The technophiles and apparent technophobes at the conference seldom engaged closely with each other's presentations and ideas.
    • The school plans to open a cyber café in the technology building to create a relaxed environment for technophobes.
    • Libraries across Swindon are offering free computer sessions for technophobes.
    • For every technophile who wants 24/7 connectivity there is probably a technophobe that fears being tracked down or identified by secret chips implanted in some electronic device he or she is carrying.
    • The barman gave us a look of exasperation that I could remember giving a thousand technophobes before when they asked what the Internet was for.
    • This made sense, even to an inveterate technophobe like myself.
    • In fact, it was so easy to do that I think a technophobe could figure it out as well.
    • While four other teachers had some experience in computer use, one had only a very low level of computer competency, and another was a self-confessed technophobe.
    • All through my working life I tried to avoid using computers and was rather a technophobe (fear of computers particularly).
    • He's a complete technophobe, who has difficulty operating any technical gadget invented since 1950; even an electric toaster is a challenge for his technical know-how.
    • The machine will monitor the patient's condition itself and will only operate if the conditions for its use are right, so there is no problem there, even for technophobes.
    • If you're a technophobe, hire someone with computer skills who can help you transfer your paper billing system to a computer program.
    • This ideologically diverse group is made up of cultural pessimists, environmentalists, traditionalists, egalitarians, and technophobes.
    • I am not a technophobe, but I am wary of giving out personal financial information over the internet, and the thought of my entire medical history floating somewhere in cyberspace doesn't fill me with confidence.
    • The technophobes have always worried that technology is isolating us but surely the opposite is happening.
    • All the same, it's rather embarrassing when I score lower than a technophobe when trying to figure out how to use a simple machine.
    • There exist technophobes who are scared of the technology and will not use it even if they have access.

Derivatives

  • technophobia

  • noun tɛknə(ʊ)ˈfəʊbɪəˌtɛknəˈfoʊbiə
    mass noun
    • Fear, dislike, or avoidance of new technology.

      技术恐惧者

      technophobia is slowly being eroded in our industry
      Example sentencesExamples
      • To say this is not technophobia but rather a restatement of the wisdom that what we need is appropriate technology.
      • Growth models that de-emphasise the dynamic impact of capital are welcomed in an age of technophobia and of ubiquitous anxieties about the social and environmental costs of growth.
      • The British Computer Society wants to banish technophobia with the launch of the new E-Citizen qualification designed for people of all ages and covering all aspects of using the internet.
  • technophobic

  • adjective tɛknə(ʊ)ˈfəʊbɪkˌtɛknəˈfoʊbɪk
    • Having or showing a fear or dislike of new technology.

      技术恐惧者

      even the most technophobic web user will find this software simple to use
      Example sentencesExamples
      • older generations are far from technophobic when it comes to reading
      • Teachers tend towards the technophobic end of the spectrum because they don't want to appear incompetent in front of students who spend hours gaming, surfing, coding, hacking texting and instant messaging.
      • But it's time for a change: Even the most technophobic among us need to learn a thing or two about wireless networking.
      • Often sales staff can be technophobic, so you have to be careful about what you are asking them to do.

Definition of technophobe in US English:

technophobe

nounˈtɛknəˌfoʊbˈteknəˌfōb
  • A person who fears, dislikes, or avoids new technology.

    技术恐惧者

    Example sentencesExamples
    • All through my working life I tried to avoid using computers and was rather a technophobe (fear of computers particularly).
    • For every technophile who wants 24/7 connectivity there is probably a technophobe that fears being tracked down or identified by secret chips implanted in some electronic device he or she is carrying.
    • The machine will monitor the patient's condition itself and will only operate if the conditions for its use are right, so there is no problem there, even for technophobes.
    • The barman gave us a look of exasperation that I could remember giving a thousand technophobes before when they asked what the Internet was for.
    • He's a complete technophobe, who has difficulty operating any technical gadget invented since 1950; even an electric toaster is a challenge for his technical know-how.
    • There exist technophobes who are scared of the technology and will not use it even if they have access.
    • If you're a technophobe, hire someone with computer skills who can help you transfer your paper billing system to a computer program.
    • This ideologically diverse group is made up of cultural pessimists, environmentalists, traditionalists, egalitarians, and technophobes.
    • The technophiles and apparent technophobes at the conference seldom engaged closely with each other's presentations and ideas.
    • There has to be room for the technophobes as well as the technophiles.
    • All the same, it's rather embarrassing when I score lower than a technophobe when trying to figure out how to use a simple machine.
    • In fact, it was so easy to do that I think a technophobe could figure it out as well.
    • In the last few years, most of us - even instinctive technophobes like me - have become practised in the dark art of surveillance.
    • While four other teachers had some experience in computer use, one had only a very low level of computer competency, and another was a self-confessed technophobe.
    • Libraries across Swindon are offering free computer sessions for technophobes.
    • I am not a technophobe, but I am wary of giving out personal financial information over the internet, and the thought of my entire medical history floating somewhere in cyberspace doesn't fill me with confidence.
    • This made sense, even to an inveterate technophobe like myself.
    • The school plans to open a cyber café in the technology building to create a relaxed environment for technophobes.
    • I use e-mail to talk to colleagues, but I'm a little bit of a technophobe when it comes to everything else.
    • The technophobes have always worried that technology is isolating us but surely the opposite is happening.
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