单词详解            

1. adj.

A. 现代的；近代的 (belonging to the modern era)
In the afternoon they went to an exhibition of modern art. 他们下午去参观了现代艺术展。

B. 现代化的；时髦的；最新的 (relating to a recently developed fashion or style)
He has modern ideas in spite of his great age. 尽管他年事很高，但思想观念却很入时。

2. n.

现代人；现代化的人 (a contemporary person)

 He was making a name for himself as one of the moderns.

他正给自已树立现代派画家的声誉。

相关单词

同义词：contemporary

反义词：ancient

名词： modernity

动词：modernize