modern

['mɔdən]

adj.现代的, 时髦的
n.现代人, 时尚人士

a.

1. 现代的; 近代的[Z]

In the afternoon they went to an exhibition of modern art.

他们下午去参观了现代艺术展。

2. 现代化的; 时髦的; 最新的

His office is tastefully furnished with modern furniture.

他的办公室用新式家具装饰得十分雅致。

3. (常大写)(指语言)现代的; 近代的[Z]

n.

现代人; (思想等)现代化的人[P]

词形变化

副词: modernly | 名词: modernness |

词义辨析

同义:

a.现代的; 当代的

contemporary  progressive  up-to-date  forward-looking  

同义参见:

fashionable  recent  new  

反义:

a.现代的; 时髦的

ancient  

反义参见:

antique  old  medieval  

英英释义

名词 modern:

a contemporary person

a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes

同义词：modern font, Bodoni, Bodoni font

形容词 modern:

belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages

relating to a recently developed fashion or style;

同义词：mod, modernistic

characteristic of present-day art and music and literature and architecture

ahead of the times

同义词：advanced, forward-looking, innovative

used of a living language; being the current stage in its development

同义词：New

补充

modernmodern英:[ˈmɔdən] 美:[ˈmɑdən]adj.1.现代的; 近代的He was steeped in modern history.他埋头于近代史的研究。2.新式的, 时髦的, 最新的He has modern ideas in spite of his great age.尽管他年事很高, 但思想观念却很入时。The dress is the most modern.这件衣服是最时髦的。3.当代风格的, 现代派的They went to an exhibition of modern art yesterday.昨天, 他们参观了现代美术展览。

例句

1. Marx still has much to say to the modern world.马克思对现代社会仍有很大影响。 2. the need for a strong, modern army对强大的现代化军队的需求 3. the problem of materialism in modern society现代社会的物质主义问题 4. the Museum of modern Art现代艺术博物馆 5. I don't have much time for the moderns. Chaucer's my favourite.我没有太多时间读现代人的作品。我的最爱是乔叟。 6. the pace of modern life.现代生活的步伐。 7. modern Chinese history.中国近代史。 8. they do not have modern weapons.他们没有新式武器。 9. modern German.近代德语。 10. Matisse's contribution to modern art.马蒂斯对现代派艺术的贡献。 11. Pollution is one of the major problems in the modern world.污染是现今世界的主要问题之一。 12. modern history近代史 13. modern jazz/architecture现代爵士乐╱建筑 14. It is one of the most modern hospitals in the country.那是这个国家最现代化的医院之一。 15. ancient and modern history古代史和近代史 16. He talked about the role of television in modern [=contemporary] politics.他谈了电视在当代政治中的作用。 17. The country's modern [=present] government was formed over 100 years ago.这个国家的现代政府于100多年前形成。 18. The earthquake was one of the worst disasters in modern [=recent] times.那场地震是近代最严重的灾难之一。 19. Water pollution is a growing problem in the modern world.水污染是当今世界日益突出的问题。 20. the modern American family [=the typical American family living today]当代美国家庭 21. He's known as the father of modern medicine.他被誉为现代医学之父。 22. The English that was spoken by William Shakespeare is very different from the modern English spoken today.威廉·莎士比亚讲的英语与今天所用的现代英语差异很大。 23. She is learning modern Greek.她正在学习现代希腊语。 24. We'll need to have modern [=up-to-date] plumbing and wiring installed in the old house before we can move in.我们要在这栋老房子里装上新式的管道和线路后才能搬进来。 25. They live in one of the most modern cities in the world.他们生活在世界上最为现代化的城市之一。 26. modern methods of communication including e-mail and the Internet包括电子邮件和互联网在内的现代化通信方式 27. She cut her long hair for a modern look.她剪掉了长发，使自己看上去时髦些。 28. He made his old-fashioned apartment look more modern by changing the color of the walls and buying new furniture.他给老式公寓的墙面换了颜色，还买了新家具，从而使它看起来更为时新。 29. Their latest movie is a modern version of a classic children's story.他们最新的一部电影是一个经典儿童故事的现代版。 30. She has modern ideas about dating and marriage.她在恋爱和结婚方面的观点很新潮。 31. She loves both ballet and modern dance.她既喜欢芭蕾，也喜欢现代舞。 32. a combination of classical and modern architecture古典建筑和现代建筑的结合 33. a museum of modern art现代艺术博物馆 34. the modernness of an artist's style艺术家风格中的现代派气息 35. furniture designed for young moderns为新派年轻人设计的家具 36. comparing the art of the ancients and the moderns比较古典艺术家和现代艺术家的艺术