| 单词 | modern |
| 释义 | modern (once / 64 pages) 1adjn 2n Modern means contemporary or in the now. A beehive hairdo is not so modern, though depending on the wearer, it could still be hip. When talking about time, modern is used to mean what's happening right now. Texting your friends rather than calling them is modern. A modern building is more likely to be made out of glass and steel than bricks. In art, however, modern has a more specific meaning, as it defines a style of art produced from the 1860s to the 1970s and includes everyone from Monet to Miro. To be correct, use contemporary to mean art that is being created now. WORD FAMILYmodern: modernise, modernism, modernity, modernize, modernly, modernness, moderns, nonmodern, postmodern+/modernisation: modernisations/modernise: modernisation, modernised, modernises, modernising/modernised: unmodernised/modernism: modernisms, modernist, modernistic/modernist: modernists/modernistic: modernistically/modernity: modernities/modernization: modernizations/modernize: modernization, modernized, modernizes, modernizing/modernized: unmodernized/postmodern: postmodernism/postmodernism: postmodernist USAGE EXAMPLESWhile we need to move around a bit to complete the tasks of daily living, in modern life we tend not to move very much. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) For all the praise he receives for embracing 21st-century social media, the president-elect seems to understand little about modern technology. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) The Ramaz School holds games in a modern, brightly lit gym that is a far cry from the Lions’ Den. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1adj ahead of the times Syn advanced, forward-looking, innovative progressive favoring or promoting progress 2adj relating to a recently developed fashion or style their offices are in a modern skyscraper Syn mod, modernistic fashionable, stylish being or in accordance with current social fashions 3adj characteristic of present-day art and music and literature and architecture Syn nonclassical not classical 4adj belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages modern art modern furniture modern history totem poles are modern rather than prehistoric Syn|Ant current occurring in or belonging to the present time latebeing or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time contemporary, modern-daycharacteristic of the present neo(used as a combining form) recent or new red-brick, redbrickof or relating to British universities founded in the late 19th century or the 20th century ultramodernextremely modern moderneof or relating to a popularization of art deco that used bright colors and rectangular shapes newnot of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered nonmodern not modern; of or characteristic of an earlier time antebellumbelonging to a period before a war especially the American Civil War horse-and-buggyrelating to the time before automobiles (and other inventions) changed the way people lived in industrialized nations gothic, mediaeval, medievalas if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened old-worldcharacteristic of former times especially in Europe Victoriantypical of the moral standards or conduct of the age of Queen Victoria oldof long duration; not new pastearlier than the present time; no longer current 5n a contemporary person 2Hyper individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul a human being n a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes Syn|Ant|Hyper Bodoni, Bodoni font, modern font old style, old style font a typeface (based on an 18th century design) distinguished by irregularity and slanted ascender serifs and little contrast between light and heavy strokes proportional font any font whose different characters have different widths Modern (once / 757 pages) adj WORD FAMILY Modern: Modernly USAGE EXAMPLESThe old mixes with the new: Modern architecture is often juxtaposed with weathered wooden structures that appear ancient. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) "Modern slavery is a barbaric crime which destroys the lives of some of the most vulnerable in our society." Reuters(Dec 28, 2016) Modern Family Martin Short guest stars on a repeat episode of the hit sitcom. 9 p.m. Los Angeles Times(Dec 27, 2016) adj used of a living language; being the current stage in its development Modern English Syn New late of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages |
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