单词 | hypermodern |
释义 | hypermodernadjective hy·per·mod·ern ˌhī-pər-ˈmä-dərn 1 : extremely modern What Murphy finds remarkable about SpaceX is its hypermodern corporate culture. In a country that's hypermodern in many regards, "Secrets, Objects," shines an uncomfortable spotlight on the still very traditional mores of marriage and the identity of wives vis-a-vis husbands. 2 chess : characterized by a set of strategies developed in the early 20th century that include the control of the center of the chessboard by means of distant pieces rather than more centrally located pawns Hypermodern chess came into vogue after World War I and posed a real dilemma to the existing classical school of chess theory of: "What to do?" hypermodernism ˌhī-pər-ˈmä-dər-ˌni-zəm noun or hyper-modernism Indeed, the whole thrust of hypermodernism [in chess] was to lure the opponent forward prematurely, cut off his supply lines and slaughter the arrogant advance units. hypermodernist ˌhī-pər-ˈmä-dər-nist adjective or hyper-modernist I had always known from afar that Halston dressed upscale New York women in clothes so unadorned they were hypermodernist compared to Europe's fanciful fashion. It boasts a selection of architectural wonders that ranges from surviving railway-boom warehouses to 20th-century modernist buildings to a handful of hyper-modernist structures. hypermodernist noun or hyper-modernist plural hypermodernists or hyper-modernists Dedicated hypermodernists don't read the books they intend to collect. They read "reading" copies. |
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