- 1科技恐懼者、排斥3C的人；口語常說「他是3C白痴」或「他對科技很感冒」,自嘲時說「我是科技絕緣體」
A person who dislikes new machines — computers, smartphones, apps — and avoids using them, often because they feel afraid of them or simply do not want their life changed by them. Despite the '-phobe' ending, this is usually not a real medical fear.
A person who dislikes new machines一個不喜歡新機器的人 — computers, smartphones, apps電腦、智慧型手機、應用程式 — and avoids using them並且避免使用它們, often because they feel afraid of them常常是因為他們對這些東西感到害怕 or simply do not want their life changed by them或者單純不想讓生活被這些東西改變。Despite the '-phobe' ending儘管字尾有個「-phobe」, this is usually not a real medical fear這通常不是真正醫學上的恐懼症。
It is a light, half-joking label, and people very often use it about themselves: 'I'm a bit of a technophobe, can you set it up for me?' Said that way, it is a friendly way of asking for help and admitting you have not kept up. Said about someone else it can be gentle teasing, but it can also sting a little, because it hints they are old-fashioned or slow.
It is a light, half-joking label這是一個輕鬆、半開玩笑的標籤, and people very often use it about themselves人們很常拿來說自己: 'I'm a bit of a technophobe, can you set it up for me?'「我有點科技絕緣，你能幫我設定一下嗎？」 Said that way這樣說的時候, it is a friendly way of asking for help and admitting you have not kept up是一種友善地求助、也承認自己跟不上的方式。Said about someone else如果是用來說別人, it can be gentle teasing可以是溫和的調侃, but it can also sting a little但也可能有點刺人, because it hints they are old-fashioned or slow因為這暗示了他們老派或反應慢。
It is usually aimed at older people, though not always — some young people proudly call themselves technophobes for choosing paper books and a simple phone. The opposite word is 'technophile', someone who loves new technology, but that one is much rarer in daily speech.
It is usually aimed at older people這通常是用在年紀較大的人身上, though not always雖然不是絕對 — some young people proudly call themselves technophobes有些年輕人也會很得意地自稱technophobe for choosing paper books and a simple phone因為他們選擇看紙本書、用簡單的手機。The opposite word is 'technophile'相反的詞是「technophile」, someone who loves new technology指熱愛新科技的人, but that one is much rarer in daily speech但這個詞在日常對話裡少見得多。
core核心畫面
組成techno- + -phobe. 'Techno-' comes from Greek tekhne, skill or craft, and is the front piece of 'technology'. '-Phobe' comes from Greek phobos, fear, and marks the PERSON who fears something.
同家族的字
- technophobiathe same word for the feeling itself, not the person
- technologyshares the techno- piece from Greek tekhne
- claustrophobiashares the -phob- piece from Greek phobos, fear
- phobiathe Greek fear word standing alone in English
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
technophobenoun
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Somebody who suffers from technophobia; somebody afraid of new technology.
- My Dad can't answer his mobile phone. He's a real technophobe.
- "It's kind of unfortunate that it depends on spectacular violence by somebody, or whoever it is, to get it into print," said that man, John Zerzan, a leading pamphleteer and self-described anarchist and technophobe who has become a guru of sorts for anti-technology leftists.
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。