modern
UK ['mɒd.ən] US ['mɑ:.dɚn] adjective
MOST RECENT 最近的
ESSENTIAL
■designed and made using the most recent ideas and methods 现代的；新式的•modern technology/architecture/medicine/art现代科技／建筑／医学／艺术 •We're in the very modern-looking building opposite the station.我们在车站对面那座非常现代化的大楼里。 •approving My grandpa's attitudes are very modern, considering his age.考虑到我祖父的年龄的话，他的看法相当前卫。
UK ['mɒd.ən] US ['mɑ:.dɚn] adjective
PRESENT 现在的
■of the present or recent times, especially the period of history since the Middle Ages (= since1500 AD) 现代的；近代的•What do you think is the role of religion in the modern world ?你如何看待宗教在现代社会的角色？ |