Word · Frequency #10884
modernist
现代主义者
an artist who deliberately breaks with previous styles
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A follower or proponent of modernism.
现代主义的追随者或支持者。
现代主义的追随者或支持者。；现代人；现代主义作家
In use
The gallery is showing the work of a modernist who rejected traditional painting techniques.
Many modernists in the 1920s believed that art should reflect the machine age.
As a modernist, the architect preferred simple geometric forms over decorative flourishes.
be a modernist
表示身份或类别时，用不定冠词 a/an。
Picasso was certainly a modernist.
毕加索无疑是个现代主义者。
the modernists + verb
复数形式 modernists 常与定冠词 the 连用，泛指整个群体。
The modernists rejected the traditional rules of painting.
现代主义者们摒弃了传统绘画规则。
Common mistakes
She is modernist.She is a modernist.
modernist 是可数名词，单数形式前必须加冠词 a；中文没有冠词，所以学习者容易漏掉，加 a 后句子才符合英语语法。
Most modernists enjoy using new technology.Most modern people enjoy using new technology.
modernist 指“现代主义者/现代主义艺术家”，不等于“现代人”；想表达“当代的普通人”应用 modern people。
Connections
Collocations
- a leading modernist
- 一位重要的现代主义者
- Picasso was a leading modernist of the 20th century.毕加索是20世纪重要的现代主义者。
- the early modernists
- 早期的现代主义者们
- The early modernists rejected traditional forms and sought new expressions.早期的现代主义者们摒弃传统形式，寻求新的表达方式。
- a devoted modernist
- 忠实的现代主义者
- She remained a devoted modernist throughout her career.她在整个职业生涯中始终是一位忠实的现代主义者。
- fellow modernists
- 现代主义者同仁
- He often shared his latest works with fellow modernists.他经常与同为现代主义者的伙伴分享新作品。
- a self-proclaimed modernist
- 自封的现代主义者
- He was a self-proclaimed modernist, but his paintings were quite conventional.他自称现代主义者，但他的画作相当传统。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 modern（现代的）和表人的 -ist 连起来：现代主义者就是与旧风格决裂、拥抱现代手法的艺术家。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：艺术、文学、建筑 作名词时多用于艺术、文学、建筑等领域，指与现代主义相关的创作者，常见于学术或评论性语体。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -ist 结尾，发音为 /ɪst/，但重音和元音各不相同，因此都不与 modernist（/ˈmɒdənist/）押韵。注意 modernist 的重音在第一音节，后缀 -ist 读 /ɪst/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.