1610s, "a discourse or treatise on an art or the arts," from Greek tekhnologia "systematic treatment of an art, craft, or technique," originally referring to grammar, from tekhno- (see techno-) + -logy. The meaning "study of mechanical and industrial arts" (Century Dictionary, 1902, gives examples of "spinning, metal-working, or brewing") is first recorded 1859. High technology attested from 1964; short form high-tech is from 1972.
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1. Research and technology are said to be chronically underfunded.
据说为研究和技术方面提供的经费严重不足。
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2. Our superior technology is our ace in the hole.
我们超众的技术是我们的法宝。
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3. Britain needs to bridge the technology gap between academia and industry.
英国需要弥合学术界和企业界之间的技术差距。
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4. Worldwide, an enormous amount of research effort goes into military technology.
在世界范围内,大量的研究精力都投入到军事技术上。
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5. New technology should provide a secure firewall against hackers.