modern /'mɒdәn/
Meaning
English definition
- (n.) a contemporary person
- (n.) a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes
- (adj.) belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
Chinese translation
- n. 现代人, 有思想的人
- a. 现代的, 时髦的
Word details
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Pronunciation
- /'mɒdәn/
- Syllables
- 2
- Exam levels
- Middle-school · Gaokao · IELTS
- Frequency
- Zipf 5.07 · Common
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Related words
model · mode · moderate · modest · moderately · modem · modernization · modesty
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