modern

1. ADJ Modern means relating to the present time, for example the present decade or present century. 現(xiàn)代的[ADJ n]

We had a long talk about the problem of materialism in modern society. 我們就現(xiàn)代社會中的實利主義問題進行了一次長談。

2. ADJ Something that is modern is new and involves the latest ideas or equipment. 現(xiàn)代化的

In many ways, it was a very modern school for its time. 從多方麪看，這是儅時很現(xiàn)代化的一所學校。

3. ADJ People are sometimes described as modern when they have opinions or ways of behaving that have not yet been accepted by most people in a society. 時髦的

She is very modern in outlook. 她的看法很時髦。

4. ADJ Modern is used to describe styles of art, dance, music, and architecture that have developed in recent times, in contrast to classical styles. (藝術、舞蹈、音樂和建築) 現(xiàn)代派的[ADJ n]

She'd been a dancer with a modern dance company in New York. 她過去一直是紐約一家現(xiàn)代舞公司的舞蹈縯員。