hi-tech

Thân thiện

A sleek hi-tech train glides silently into the station.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Resembling or making use of highly advanced technology or devices: Describes something that appears very modern and sophisticated because it uses or imitates the latest, most complex technology.

Usage

• The word "hi-tech" is used attributively (before a noun) to describe objects, environments, systems, or styles that incorporate or are characterized by advanced technology.
• It often implies a sleek, modern, and sometimes minimalist aesthetic associated with such technology.
• It is a hyphenated compound, though the unhyphenated form "high tech" is also common. The focus here is on the hyphenated adjective form.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The company moved into a new hi-tech office building with automated climate control and smart lighting.
  • He loves hi-tech gadgets like the latest smartwatches and voice-activated assistants.
  • The film's set design had a very hi-tech look, full of glowing screens and sleek surfaces.

Advanced Usage

• As a style or aesthetic: "Hi-tech" can describe an architectural or interior design style that emphasizes the exposure of a building's technical and functional components, such as ducts, pipes, and steel frames.
  • The Centre Pompidou in Paris is a famous example of hi-tech architecture.

Variants and Related Words

• High tech (noun phrase): A general term for the most advanced technology available, or the sector of industry involved in its development.
  • She works in high tech.
• High-technology (noun, often used attributively): A more formal variant meaning advanced technological development.
  • The country is investing in high-technology industries.
• Low-tech (adjective): The opposite, meaning using or involving simple, unsophisticated, or old-fashioned technology.

Synonyms

• Advanced: Highly developed or complex.
• Cutting-edge: At the forefront of technological innovation.
• State-of-the-art: Incorporating the newest ideas and most up-to-date features.
• Modernistic: Characterized by modern, often advanced, styles or ideas.

Antonyms

• Low-tech: Using simple or old-fashioned technology.
• Antiquated: Old-fashioned or outdated.
• Primitive: Relating to an early or original stage of technological development.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. resembling or making use of highly advanced technology or devices

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