modernity

英 [məˈdɜːnəti]

美 [məˈdɜːrnəti]

n.  现代性

复数：modernities　

BNC.10808 / COCA.8291

牛津词典

noun

• 现代性
  the condition of being new and modern

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 近代的;现代的
  Modernmeans relating to the present time, for example the present decade or present century.
  1. ...the problem of materialism in modern society.
     现代社会的实利主义问题
  2. ...the risks facing every modern marriage...
     所有现代婚姻所面临的危机
  3. It's the sort of thing that would be very difficult to prove in any modern court of law.
     这属于那种任何现代法庭都很难证明的事情。
• ADJ-GRADED 现代化的;新式的;最新的
  Something that ismodernis new and involves the latest ideas or equipment.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. As the country's economy prospered, it was bound to want a modern army.
     随着经济的繁荣，这个国家肯定想要建立一支现代化军队。
• ADJ-GRADED 新潮的;时髦的;摩登的
  People are sometimes described asmodernwhen they have opinions or ways of behaviour that have not yet been accepted by most people in a society.
  1. 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。
  2. She is very modern in outlook.
     她的观点非常新潮。
• ADJ (艺术、舞蹈、音乐、建筑的风格)现代的，近代的
  Modernis used to describe styles of art, dance, music, and architecture that have developed in recent times, in contrast to classical styles.
  1. ...a modern dance company.
     现代舞蹈团
  2. ...the Museum of Modern Art.
     现代艺术博物馆
  3. Themodernsare artists who follow modern styles.
     现代艺术家
  4. I don't have much time for the moderns. Chaucer's my favourite.
     我不愿花太多时间关注那些现代文学家，乔叟才是我的最爱。

英英释义

noun

• the quality of being current or of the present
  1. a shopping mall would instill a spirit of modernity into this village
  Synonym:modernnessmodernismcontemporaneitycontemporaneousness

双语例句

• Marx's Discovery, Critique and Reconstruction of the Society of Modernity
  马克思对现代性社会的发现、批判与重构
• "Modernity" is rather difficult to grasp, but the key is to seize the essence of modernity.
  “现代性”是一个比较难于把握的概念，而关键在于抓住现代性的实质，明白。
• Contemporary China Social Development Modernity Question Research
  当代中国社会发展中的现代性问题研究
• His ideology concentrated on the contradiction of aesthetic modernity.
  他的思想集中传达了审美现代性的悖论。
• How does this ancient and diverse tradition adapt to modern challenges whilst conducting introspections and criticisms on modernity?
  古老而多样的佛教传统面对现代性的压力，如何一方面调适自身，另一方面又开展对现代性的反思和批判？
• Giving more sense of modernity.
  而且更富有现代感了。
• The organic combination of family factors with company system has integrated tradition with modernity.
  家族因素和公司制度的有机结合使传统和现代得以接轨。
• This startling combination is the result of a10000-year-old civilization's collision with modernity.
  这令人震撼的组合是万年文明与现代相碰撞的结果。
• But the whole question of modernity is the legitimacy and rationality of the implementation and universalization.
  但现代性的整个问题却是合法性和理性的贯彻和普遍化。
• Our rational thinking of Modernity must comply with our unique background and realistic status.
  我们对现代性的思考，必须考虑到中国独特的背景和现实状况。