英语词汇“modernizes”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

modernizes

释义

modern /modˈərn/

adjective

Of or characteristic of present or recent time
Not ancient or medieval
(in education) mainly or wholly concerned with subjects other than Greek and Latin
Of a style of type with contrasting thick and thin strokes, serifs at right-angles, curves thickened in the centre (printing)
Everyday, commonplace (Shakespeare)
(with cap) (of a language) of or near the form now spoken and written, distinguished from Old and Middle

noun

A person living in modern times, esp distinguished from the ancient Greeks and Romans
A modernist
A modern printing type

ORIGIN: LL modernus, from modo just now, orig ablative of modus

moderne /mə-dûrnˈ/ adjective

Art deco

modˈernism noun

Modern usage, expression, or trait
Modern spirit or character
A tendency to adjust Christian dogma to the results of science and criticism
(with cap) an early-20c movement in the arts characterized by the use of unconventional subject matter, experimental techniques, etc

modˈernist noun

adjective

Of or relating to modernism or modernists

modernisˈtic adjective

modernˈity noun

modernīzāˈtion or modernīsāˈtion noun

modˈernize or modˈernise transitive verb

To adapt to the present time, conditions, needs, language or spelling

intransitive verb

To adopt modern ways

modˈernizer or modˈerniser noun

modˈernly adverb

modˈernness noun

modern dance noun

A style of dance more expressive and less stylized than classical ballet

Modern Greats see under great

modern jazz noun

A style of jazz which evolved in the early 1940s, characterized by greater rhythmic and harmonic complexity than previously

modern pentathlon see under pentathlon

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