adj.(形容词)

1. 现代的，近代的的，当代的
2. 时髦的，摩登的
3. 最新的，时新的，新式的
4. 现代化的，现代式的
5. 新派的；现代派的
6. 当代风格的
7. 有别于传统的
8. 流行的

n.(名词)

1. 现代人，近代人，新时代的人
2. 新思想家；有思想的人，有现代思想及鉴赏力的人
3. 现代派人物
4. 【印】近代铅字字体
5. 时尚人士

adj.(形容词)

1. [A]现代的,近代的 of the present or recent times; contemporary
2. 新式的,时髦的,最新的 using or having the newest methods, equipment, buildings, etc.; up to date
3. [A]当代风格的,现代派的 of a contemporary style of art, fashion, etc. especially one that is experimental and not traditional

Noun:

1. a contemporary person

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

Adjective:

1. belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages;

   "modern art"
   "modern furniture"
   "modern history"
   "totem poles are modern rather than prehistoric"
   

2. relating to a recently developed fashion or style;

   "their offices are in a modern skyscraper"
   "tables in modernistic designs"
   

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

4. ahead of the times;

   "the advanced teaching methods"
   "had advanced views on the subject"
   "a forward-looking corporation"
   "is British industry innovative enough?"
   

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

   "modern English"
   "New Hebrew is Israeli Hebrew"
   

1.近代的;现代的
modern means relating to the present time, for example the present decade or present century.

e.g. ...the problem of materialism inmodern society.
现代社会的实利主义问题
e.g. ...the risks facing everymodern marriage...
所有现代婚姻所面临的危机

2.现代化的;新式的;最新的
Something that ismodern is new and involves the latest ideas or equipment.

modern的意思

e.g. modern technology has opened our eyes to many things...
现代科技开阔了我们的眼界，让我们了解了许多事物。
e.g. In many ways, it was a verymodern school for its time...
从很多方面来说，这所学校在当时是非常先进的。

modernity
...an office block that astonished the city with its modernity.
现代化程度令市民叹为观止的一幢办公楼

3.新潮的;时髦的;摩登的
People are sometimes described asmodern when they have opinions or ways of behaviour that have not yet been accepted by most people in a society.

e.g. They were verymodern Tories in almost every sense...
从几乎所有意义上说，他们都属于非常新潮的保守主义分子。
e.g. She is verymodern in outlook.
她的观点非常新潮。

4.(艺术、舞蹈、音乐、建筑的风格)现代的，近代的
modern is used to describe styles of art, dance, music, and architecture that have developed in recent times, in contrast to classical styles.

modern

e.g. ...amodern dance company.
现代舞蹈团
e.g. ...the Museum ofmodern Art.
现代艺术博物馆

1. modern在线翻译

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modern agriculture is spoiling our beautiful countryside.

现代农业正在破坏我们美丽的农村。

He can't adjust himself to the whirl of modern life in this big city.

他无法适应这个大都市的现代生活的忙碌。

Her novel depicts life in modern London.

她的小说描写的是伦敦现代的生活。

She wears a modern dress.

她穿着一件时髦的礼服。

Girls often shop for modern clothes.

女孩子们经常去商店买时髦衣服。

This kind of furniture is modern in style.

这种家具款式时髦。

Education is essential to modern men.

教育对于现代人十分重要。

Many people live long healthy lives in modern times.

很多现代人都长寿。

the modern industrial world

当今工业世界

modern European history

欧洲近代史

modern Greek

现代希腊语

Stress is a major problem of modern life.

压力是现代生活中的主要问题。

modern art'/architecture'/drama'/jazz

现代艺术 / 建筑 / 戏剧 / 爵士乐

a modern computer system

时新的电脑系统

modern methods of farming

现代化的耕作方式

the most modern, well-equipped hospital in London

伦敦最先进的、设备最精良的医院

She has very modern ideas about educating her children.

在教育子女方面，她有非常新式的观点。

...the problem of materialism in modern society.

现代社会的实利主义问题

...the risks facing every modern marriage...

所有现代婚姻所面临的危机

modern technology has opened our eyes to many things...

现代科技开阔了我们的眼界，让我们了解了许多事物。

In many ways, it was a very modern school for its time...

从很多方面来说，这所学校在当时是非常先进的。

They were very modern Tories in almost every sense...

从几乎所有意义上说，他们都属于非常新潮的保守主义分子。

She is very modern in outlook.

她的观点非常新潮。

...a modern dance company.

现代舞蹈团

...the Museum of modern Art.

现代艺术博物馆

The question of what obligations should apply to the bank's controlling shareholders remains a stumbling block.

银行的控股股东应该承担什么义务这一问题,仍然是一块绊脚石.

The computer had made a great impact on modern life.

计算机对现代生活产生了巨大的影响.

He lectured on modern drama.

他作了关于现代戏剧的演讲.

All modern vessels of any size are fitted with radar installations.

所有现代化船只都有雷达装置.

This drama series is supposedly modern yet its characters live in a curiously dated world.

这个系列剧应当是现代的,但剧中的角色却生活在一个奇特的过去世界里.

He got a first in modern Language.

他在近代语言一科中获得第一名.

modern music has broken away from 18 th century rules.

现代音乐摆脱了18世纪的规则.

modern life is numerical.

现代生活是数字化的.

用作定语～+ n.

1. The modern children find it difficult to conceive of a time when there was no radio or TV.
   今天的儿童很难设想没有收音机和电视机的时代是什么样子。
2. He was steeped in modern history.
   他埋头于现代史的研究。
3. It is symbolic of the fighting spirit of modern womanhood.
   它象征着现代妇女的战斗精神。
4. I think the plays on modern themes are preferable to the historical ones.
   我认为现代题材的戏剧比历史剧更可取。
5. I'd rather stay in a modern hotel.
   我希望住在一家现代化的旅馆里。
6. The modern office block sticks out like a sore thumb among the old buildings in the area.
   那座现代化的办公大楼直挺挺地矗立在那片旧建筑物群中十分显眼。
7. Most manual labour in the past has been replaced by modern machines.
   昔日大部分手工劳动已由现代化的机器所代替。
8. modern cities have a fast rhythm.
   现代化城市都是快节奏的。
9. This modern army is maritime.
   这支现代化的军队是在海上作战的。
10. Television is a modern invention.
    电视为现代发明。
11. 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。
12. In this part of the city, you can see ancient and modern buildings next to each other.
    在这座城市的这个部分,你可以看到鳞次栉比的古代的与现代的建筑物。

用作表语S+be+～

1. The furniture he's just bought is very modern.
   他刚买的家具很入时。
2. The cloth is the most modern.
   这件衣服是最时髦的。

～+名词

• modern%20army">modern army现代化军队
• modern%20building">modern building现代化建筑
• modern%20city">modern city现代化城市
• modern%20English">modern English近代英语
• modern%20history">modern history现代史
• modern%20hotel">modern hotel现代化的旅馆
• modern%20idea">modern idea入时的观点
• modern%20invention">modern invention现代发明
• modern%20machine">modern machine现代化的机器
• modern%20matter">modern matter眼前的问题
• modern%20times">modern times现代

• Ernest Bevin owed less to formal education than any Englishman to hold so high an office..in modern times.

  出自：A. Bullock

adj.(形容词)

1. modern的基本意思是“现代的,近代的”,指在历史中处于与今天相近的一个时期或处于一个相对发达的阶段; 也可指在样式、思想等方面“新式的,时髦的”; 还可指具有现代事物的某些特点,即“当代风格的,现代派的”。
2. modern作“近代的,现代的”“有现代风气的,现代派的”解时,无比较级和最高级形式; 而作“新式的,时髦的”解时有比较级和最高级形式。
3. modern在句中用作定语,作“时髦的”解时也可用作表语。

modern，contemporary，current，recent，present，up-to-date

这些形容词均有“现代的、当代的”之意。

modern指现代或近代，时期可长可短；也可指新颖、时髦的。

contemporary仅指当今这个时代，不涉及任何过去的时代，但可表示不同的人或物存在于同一时代。

current指目前存在和发生的。

recent表示新近的，最近的，时间的长短依据所修饰的人或物而定。

present是这些词中语气最强的一个。指现在正发生、起作用的。

up-to-date一般用于非正式场合，指很时新、能反映当前的最新发展。

• ☆ 1500年进入英语，直接源自法语的moderne；最初源自后期拉丁语的modernus，意为近代的。