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托福阅读长难句分析:技术变革的作用
In most established industries, however, technological change played little role, as in the past, new customers were sought by developing novel products based on existing technologies, such as a new type of woolen cloth with the texture of silk. ——TOEFL, Early Modern Industrialization
看到novel,大部分童鞋首先想到“小说”,但在这语境里,则明显说不通了~(ノへ ̄、)
原来在字典里,novel还可以做形容词,表示“新颖的,新奇的”.
来看英文释义:
Novel things are new and different from anything that has been done, experienced, or made before.
回到刚才的句子,novel products就是指“新奇的产品”。
整个句子的意思就是:
然而,在大多数成熟行业中,技术变革发挥的作用不大,因为在过去,可以通过开发以现有技术为基础的新型产品获得新客户,如新型丝绸质地的羊毛布。
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