modern /ˈmɔdən/ adj.1. 现代化的;近代的: modern history近代史;a modern and powerful country一个强大的、现代化的国家 2. 新式的,时髦的: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。The dress is the most modern.这件衣服是最时髦的。

 modernize/modernise /ˈmɔdənaiz/ vt.vi.(使)现代化:Much of the house has been modernized. 好多房子都现代化了。If they want to increase output from the factory, they’ll have to modernize. 如果他们想工厂增加产量,他们必须实现现代化。

modernization/modernisation n. 现代化