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.
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1. The seven major industrial countries will have their yearly meeting in London.
7个主要工业国家将在伦敦举行一年一度的会议。
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2. The functionalist model of industrial society was subjected to conceptual criticism.
工业社会的实用主义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.
其贸易和工业政策的适用范围应该扩大。
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4. There are few goodies and baddies in this industrial dispute.
在这次劳资纠纷中几乎没有绝对的好人与坏人。
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5. Unions are required to give seven days' notice of industrial action.
