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modern
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Derivatives :
n
modernness
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adv
modernly
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- modern
['mɔdən]
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1.
adjective
[+world]
[ times]
[ society etc]
(present-day) 现代的
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2.
adjective
[+technology]
[ design etc]
(up-to-date) 新式的
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- modern
[ˈmɒdərn]
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1.
adjective
现代的；近代的
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Totem poles are modern rather than prehistoric.
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图腾柱很现代，而不古老。
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2.
adjective
新式的，时髦的
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Their offices are in a modern skyscraper.
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他们的办公室在现代化的摩天大楼中。
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3.
adjective
现代派的，现代风格的
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4.
adjective
创新的，革新的
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5.
adjective
[Linguistics]
近代的，现代的
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6.
n.[c]
现代人
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n.[u]
[Printing]
现代式字体
Collins English-English Dictionary
- modern
['mɒdən]
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adj
of, involving, or befitting the present or a recent time; contemporary
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2.
adj
of, relating to, or characteristic of contemporary styles or schools of art, literature, music, etc, esp those of an experimental kind
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3.
adj
belonging or relating to the period in history from the end of the Middle Ages to the present
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4.
n
a contemporary person
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n
[printing]
a type style that originated around the beginning of the 19th century, characterized chiefly by marked contrast between thick and thin strokes - Compare old face
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[Etymology]
C16: from Old French, from Late Latin modernus, from modo (adv) just recently, from modus mode
Examples
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a prejudice against modern art
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对现代艺术有偏见
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the rush of modern life
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熙熙攘攘的现代生活
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modern thought in education
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教育中的现代思潮
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They hunted huge creatures like the mastodon, which were similar to the modern elephant.
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他们的捕食对象都是些庞然大物，比如跟现在的大象体型相似的乳齿象。
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Cats is one of the most popular musicals of modern times.
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《猫》是最流行的现代音乐剧之一。
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