modernism

modernism
noun
  1. [mass noun]modern character or quality of thought, expression, or technique
    现代思想;现代表达;现代技术
    when he waxes philosophical, he comes over as a strange mix of nostalgia and modernism.
    当他大谈哲理时,他给人的印象是怀旧与现代主义的奇怪结合。
    ■a style or movement in the arts that aims to break with classical and traditional forms
    艺术现代主义(指脱离古典和传统形式)
    ■a movement towards modifying traditional beliefs in accordance with modern ideas, especially in the Roman Catholic Church in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
    现代主义(尤指19世纪晚期至20世纪早期罗马天主教修正传统信仰以符合现代思想的思潮)
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