The dislike or fear of new machines and technology — the FEELING, not the person. The line you were given describes the person, but that word is 'technophobe'; 'technophobia' is what the technophobe has.

The dislike or fear of new machines and technology對新機器和科技的討厭或恐懼 — the FEELING是那種「感覺」, not the person不是指人. The line你拿到的那句話 you were given describes the person描述的是人, but但 that word那個字 is 'technophobe'是technophobe; 'technophobia'technophobia is what the technophobe has是technophobe所擁有的東西.

It covers a wide range: at the mild end, the tiredness of not wanting to learn yet another app, and a wish to be left alone with the old way; at the strong end, real anxiety when facing a computer, which is sometimes called 'computer anxiety' and is taken seriously in workplaces where staff must be retrained. Most everyday uses are at the mild end and are said half in fun.

It covers a wide range它涵蓋很大的範圍: at the mild end輕微的一端, the tiredness of not wanting to learn yet another app是不想再學一個新app的那種疲累, and還有一種心情 a wish to be left alone with the old way想留在舊方式裡、不被打擾; at the strong end強烈的一端, real anxiety when facing a computer是面對電腦時真正的焦慮, which有時候 is sometimes called 'computer anxiety'叫做「computer anxiety」, and是被認真看待的 is taken seriously in workplaces where staff must be retrained在員工必須重新受訓的職場裡. Most everyday uses大部分日常的用法 are at the mild end都在輕微那一端 and常常帶著 are said half in fun半開玩笑的口氣.

It is also used about whole societies in news and academic writing — 'a wave of technophobia' — meaning a general public suspicion that new technology will do harm. Because '-phobia' is the ending used for medical fears, the word sounds more scientific than it usually is; in ordinary talk it just means 'really not liking this stuff'.

It is also used about whole societies它也用在整個社會上 in news and academic writing出現在新聞和學術寫作裡 — 'a wave of technophobia'像是「a wave of technophobia」 — meaning意思是 a general public suspicion大眾普遍懷疑 that new technology will do harm新科技會帶來傷害. Because '-phobia'因為-phobia is the ending used for medical fears是醫學上用來指恐懼的字尾, the word這個字 sounds more scientific than it usually is聽起來比實際上更科學; in ordinary talk在日常對話裡, it just means它通常只是 'really not liking this stuff'「真的很不喜歡這種東西」的意思.