industrialisation
industrialisation — noun
1. the process in which a country or region builds up factories, mines, and power p
the process in which a country or region builds up factories, mines, and power plants so that manufacturing replaces farming as the main economic activity
Layla's university dissertation examined the industrialisation of South Korea during the 1970s.
uncountable noun followed by 'of' + region
Rapid industrialisation in Vietnam has drawn millions of workers from the countryside into new factories.
collocation: rapid industrialisation
The government introduced tax breaks to encourage industrialisation in poorer northern regions.
Industrialisation often brings better roads, electricity, and schools to areas that previously had none.
Without reliable railways and ports, industrialisation in a landlocked region is extremely difficult.
- industrial development
broader term that can include growth of existing industries as well as new ones
- economic development
wider concept covering all sectors, not just manufacturing
- deindustrialisation
the decline of manufacturing in a region or country
用法筆記
Frequently modified by adjectives such as 'rapid', 'large-scale', 'heavy', or 'state-led'. The preposition 'of' introduces the place undergoing the change (e.g. 'the industrialisation of China').
常見錯誤
2. the major social and economic changes that occurred when European and North Amer
the major social and economic changes that occurred when European and North American countries built large-scale manufacturing industries during the 18th and 19th centuries
Industrialisation in Britain began with the cotton textile mills of Lancashire and Yorkshire.
specific geographic detail anchoring the historical period
Obi's grandfather worked in a Welsh coal mine during the height of industrialisation.
Child labour was widespread during early industrialisation before the Factory Acts were passed.
Art museums in Manchester and Birmingham were built with profits made during industrialisation.
Historians disagree about whether industrialisation improved living standards for ordinary workers.
- the Industrial Revolution
refers specifically to the historical period; 'industrialisation' is the process that occurred during it
- mechanisation
narrower — only the use of machines, not the full social transformation
用法筆記
In historical contexts, 'industrialisation' (often capitalised as 'Industrialisation' within a specific period reference) typically pairs with 'urbanisation', 'mechanisation', and 'the Industrial Revolution'. Distinguish from Sense 1 — this sense is time-bound (roughly 1760–1900 in Europe) and emphasises social consequences rather than the economic process itself.