| 单词 | modern |
| 释义 | modern (mɒdəʳn ) Word forms: moderns 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B1 Modern means relating to the present time, for example the present decade or present century. ...the problem of materialism in modern society. ...the risks facing every modern marriage. It's the sort of thing that would be very difficult to prove in any modern court of law. Synonyms: current, present, contemporary, recent 2. adjective A2 Something that is modern is new and involves the latest ideas or equipment. Modern technology has opened our eyes to many things. In many ways, it was a very modern school for its time. As the country's economy prospered, it was bound to want a modern army. modernity (mɒdɜːʳnɪti ) uncountable noun ...an office block that astonished the city with its modernity. Synonyms: novelty, currency, innovation, freshness 3. adjective People are sometimes described as modern when they have opinions or ways of behaviour that have not yet been accepted by most people in a society. They were very modern Tories in almost every sense. She is very modern in outlook. 4. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A2 Modern is used to describe styles of art, dance, music, and architecture that have developed in recent times, in contrast to classical styles. ...a modern dance company. ...the Museum of Modern Art. The moderns are modern writers. I don't have much time for the moderns. Chaucer's my favourite. Collocations: modern movement An indulgence, perhaps, but one that's very much in the spirit of architecture's original modern movement, when prestige houses were routinely given sun rooms and terraces on top. Times, Sunday Times However, it was criticised by some in the modern movement for combining expressionist elements and thus not being entirely devoid of ornamentation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He started out exploring the box, the single style to accompany the modern movement. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Here was a radical, modern movement which championed painting. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She enrolled in her first dance class at age four and for many years studied all aspects of dance from ancient theories through modern movement. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We cannot think of another modern novel that has been rewritten so comprehensively. The Times Literary Supplement Do you know what's wrong with the modern novel? Times, Sunday Times We even had to invent (along with everything else) the modern novel to put all our enhanced fiction in. Times, Sunday Times In the modern novel, as in the twentieth-century skyscraper, structure became central, the author's design dictating the arrangement of narrative content. The Times Literary Supplement Conscious of the way crime and other networks transcend national boundaries, it's a very modern novel. Times, Sunday Times And many people believe that they are a modern phenomenon. Times, Sunday Times It couldn't be a newer, more modern phenomenon, but there's a dark side. Times,Sunday Times While poor sleep isn't a modern phenomenon, 21st-century insomnia appears to have a particular trigger: technology. Times, Sunday Times Chocoholics are not a modern phenomenon, it would seem. Times, Sunday Times Sweet hymns and an intricate tapestry of sound from the dark horses of a modern phenomenon. The Sun He has touched more hearts than the average modern poet laureate (12,000 at the time of writing). Times, Sunday Times No modern poet writing a long poem can bank on such received form answering his needs, so one tends to get sequences, episodes, with loosely corralled and variegated parts. The Times Literary Supplement He was a modern poet and his works are associated with the criticism of traditions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some are born that way; some marry into tri-nomenclature; but there are also some more modern poets who make ostentatious display of their middle name. Times, Sunday Times Indeed, many modern poets and painters have turned instinctively to anthropology and psychoanalysis as sources. The Times Literary Supplement Modern poetry sells less and less, and the presses specialising in new poetry are getting fewer and fewer. Times, Sunday Times What are the sacred tenets of modern poetry? The Times Literary Supplement It specialises in bitesized listening, recording its own collections of short stories and modern poetry, but also selecting treats from other publishers. Times, Sunday Times It was possible he did not even read modern poetry. Times, Sunday Times Because metre and rhyme in modern poetry have largely fallen out of favour, many poets - even famous and fêted ones - never acquire that technique. Times, Sunday Times In fairness, the modern reader should remember that the upper classes could find the continual proximity of servants oppressive. Times, Sunday Times The modern reader may even agree with some of those judgments, albeit quietly. Times, Sunday Times The reasons for this success are not always evident to the modern reader. The Times Literary Supplement To a modern reader, the interventions seem quaint. The Times Literary Supplement Still, this all strikes the modern reader as too creepy. Times, Sunday Times One modern scholar considers the story a puerile fantasy about class assimilation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 All of which may be true, but modern scholars have looked for more practical motives. The Times Literary Supplement Modern scholars are still largely in denial about this. The Times Literary Supplement But one modern scholar's research shows they did just that. Christianity Today Each leaf of the diptych, with the name of one family running across the top, depicted a series of mysterious rituals, destined to tease modern scholars out of thought. The Times Literary Supplement It's not the way modern science views the mind-brain. Times,Sunday Times Most people have heard his name, but few know much about his place in modern science and technology. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At last modern science can reveal the conundrum of how it was done. Times,Sunday Times They argued that the results of their study challenged the fundamental practice of modern science. Times, Sunday Times He was not a scientist but had a real understanding of the importance of modern science to effective wildlife management. Times, Sunday Times This may sound shocking and anachronistic to the modern sensibility. Times, Sunday Times But not simple in its effect on the modern sensibility. Times, Sunday Times He brought a modern sensibility to it, and an urgent, blurring camera style. Times, Sunday Times To the modern sensibility it may sound a tad heavy. Times, Sunday Times More than all that, to these very texts may be traced the beginnings of a peculiarly modern sensibility. Times, Sunday Times Experts said that, although there were ways to limit one's exposure, endocrine-disrupting chemicals were 'part of the fabric of modern society'. Times, Sunday Times If you believe the 'experts', these two made-up characters are responsible for all the ills of modern society. The Sun The combination of conservatism and recourse to authority holds little appeal for the educated young people whom any modern society needs to succeed. Times, Sunday Times Yet modern society makes this trade nearly every time-and then, oddly enough, still idolizes pilgrimages. Christianity Today She's through, she says, with complicating or apologising for her life, or succumbing to the toxicity of modern society. Times, Sunday Times We'd like to furnish it in a complementary modern style, and would welcome any ideas, particularly in relation to lighting. Times, Sunday Times He has a thoroughly modern style, seldom trying to catch a ball that can be safely diverted, educated reflexes and athleticism. Times, Sunday Times The house has been furnished in a modern style. Times, Sunday Times Its current owner has a keen eye for interior design: it has been done up in modern style while retaining most of its period charm. Times,Sunday Times Unsurprisingly, though, the fight scenes and car chases are relentless in a thoroughly modern style. Times,Sunday Times It's a very modern tale of very modern motherhood. Times, Sunday Times This compelling documentary charts their rise and fall in a modern tale of greed and deception. The Sun They are immense and stupendous, so big the modern tale after that seems puny. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was a show with formidable modern technique, but performed with grace and feeling, too. Times, Sunday Times In this book they mixed the modern technique of investigation journalism with the classical methods of historical research. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He also developed the modern technique of matrix isolation in low-temperature chemistry. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They will have an enviable collection of ground-breaking gadgetry to use in the modern techniques that are now available to treat livers. Times, Sunday Times The peer's passion for the modern techniques of politics was an asset to be harnessed, he told friends. Times, Sunday Times He had a keen interest in modern theory and practice, as well as a deep knowledge of the achievements of his predecessors. Times, Sunday Times Review of the historic particulars gives body to the generalities of modern theory. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the modern theory of manifolds, these notions correspond to manifolds with constant, negative and positive curvature, respectively. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the modern theory the rent was determined by the demand and supply forces in the market like the other factors of production. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However later on the modern theory of rent was developed by the modern economists. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Traditional names with a modern twist will bring out star qualities. The Sun I like it that there's a modern twist on poetry but poetry always has been what you make it. The Sun It's all spiral staircases, slipper baths and sumptuous decoration, but done with a modern twist. The Sun It's indicative of the sound that's on the new album - a salute to old school with a modern twist. The Sun Adding a pair of boyish brogues instantly gives this outfit a modern twist. The Sun This modern version has paint and badges that scream 1975. The Sun It's the modern version of home movies, and anyone can submit virtually anything for the world to see. Times, Sunday Times Is this self-interest the modern version of prog-rock self-indulgence? Times, Sunday Times History will not forgive world leaders for allowing a modern version of the errors of the 1930s to occur. Times, Sunday Times You can get a modern version like this one for a fraction of that price with a ten-year warranty. Times,Sunday Times The company dates back to 1860, but it has some thoroughly modern form, too. Times, Sunday Times The couple are thoroughly modern in their approach to media. Times, Sunday Times And while the inspiration may be retro, the vitality of the playing and the freshness of the sound make this a thoroughly modern epic. Times, Sunday Times But reverse the rules and you enter a thoroughly modern minefield with no conventions to guide the way. Times, Sunday Times Amid the finely wrought songs here - with lyrics that sound thoroughly modern - are many striking touches. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 现代的 Japanese: 現代の |
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