to change the form of a job so that sb needs less special knowledge and training to do it 减低（某工作的）技术要求◆He claims that most office work has become deskilled. 他宣称大多数办公室工作已经不需要专业技能了。
(often be deskilled) to reduce the skills that a worker has, or that workers in general have, by giving them less skilled work to do 使丧失技能◆Technological advances have led to an increase in the number of workers who have become deskilled. 技术进步导致了丧失技能的工人人数增加。
▸ˌdeˈskilled
adjective
◆the development of a deskilled labour force in restaurants, hotels and domestic service 餐馆、酒店和家政服务中低技术劳动力的发展▸ˌdeˈskilling
noun
[] ◆The introduction of new technology can lead to deskilling. 新技术的采用会导致技能丧失。◆the deskilling of workers 工人的技能丧失