Belonging to right-now rather than to the past — the present time, as opposed to the old days. From that anchor in 'now', it also colours things made the newest way, the newest art styles, and up-to-date thinking.
可以想成：屬於「現在這個時代」，而不是過去——站在時間軸的此刻這一端，和「以前、老早以前」相對。抓住這個「當下、最新」的定點之後，這個字就順著延伸去形容：用最新方式做的東西、最新的藝術風格、以及跟得上時代的想法。
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原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
modernadj/ˈmɒd.ən/
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Pertaining to a current or recent time and style; not ancient.
- Our online interactive game is a modern approach to teaching about gum disease. Although it was built in the 1600s, the building still has a very modern look.
- But then I had the flintlock by me for protection. ¶ There were giants in the days when that gun was made; for surely no modern mortal could have held that mass of metal steady to his shoulder. The linen-press and a chest on the top of it formed, however, a very good gun-carriage; and, thus mounted, aim could be taken out of the window[…].
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historyhuman-sciencessciencesPertaining to the modern period (c.1800 to contemporary times), particularly in academic historiography.
modernnoun/ˈmɒd.ən/
- 1
Someone who lives in modern times.
- The only supernatural agents which can in any manner be allowed to us moderns, are ghosts; but of these I would advise an author to be extremely sparing.
- What the moderns could mean by their suppression of the final couplet's repeatings, cannot be conceiv'd […]
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