1774, from French industriel, from Medieval Latin industrialis, from Latin industria (see industry). Earlier the word had been used in English in a sense "resulting from labor" (1580s); the modern use is considered a reborrowing. Meaning "suitable for industrial use" is from 1904. As a style of dance music, attested from 1988. Industrial revolution was in use by 1840 to refer to recent developments and changes in England and elsewhere.
雙語例句
1. The seven major industrial countries will have their yearly meeting in London.
7個主要工業國家將在倫敦舉行一年一度的會議。
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2. The functionalist model of industrial society was subjected to conceptual criticism.
工業社會的實用主義模型在概念上遭到了批判。
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3. Its trade and industrial policies should be used more ambitiously.
其貿易和工業政策的適用范圍應該擴大。
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4. There are few goodies and baddies in this industrial dispute.
在這次勞資糾紛中幾乎沒有絕對的好人與壞人。
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5. Unions are required to give seven days' notice of industrial action.