Let's try this IT Passport + TOEIC problem!
It is natural to go from being innovators or early adopters
of new technology when you are young to being laggards
or _________ adopters when you get older. This is true for
both businesses and individuals.
A) backwards
B) slow
C) late
D) behind
What does the sentence mean? Let's break it down.
it is natural to go from being A to being B
→AからBになるのは自然なことです
innovators or early adopters of new technology
→新しいテクノロジーのイノベーターやアーリーアダプター
when you are young
→若いときに
laggards or _________ adopters
→ラガードや後期採用者
when you get older
→年をとると
this is true for both A and B
→これは、AとBの両方に当てはまります
businesses and individuals
→企業と個人
What do the choices mean?
A) backwards = 後ろ（方向）
B) slow = 遅い（速度）
C) late = 遅い（時間）
D) behind = 後ろ（場所）
The opposite (反対) of "early" is "late", so the answer is C) late.
〇 laggards or late adopters
ラガードや後期採用者
Did you get it?
Please remember the Technology Adoption Lifecycle
(テクノロジー採用ライフサイクル),
if you plan on taking the IT Passport test.
1. innovators = 革新者
2. early adopters = 初期採用者
3. early majority = 前期追随者
4. late majority = 後期追随者
5. laggards (late adopters) = 遅滞者
That's it for today!
Have a great Tuesday night!