modernism
/ˈmɒdənɪzəm/noun
mass noun
1- 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。
1.1
- a style or movement in the arts that aims to break with classical and traditional forms（指脱离古典和传统形式的）艺术现代主义。
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- 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）。