modernityKK [mɑˋdɝnəti] /mɑˈdɝnəti/發音名詞1現代性、當代性The building's modernity contrasts sharply with the old temple beside it.這棟建築的現代感與旁邊的老廟形成強烈對比。2現代、現代社會正式Many scholars trace the rise of modernity to the Industrial Revolution.許多學者把現代的興起追溯到工業革命。3現代事物、新潮產物常用複數The village slowly accepted the modernities of electricity and running water.村子慢慢接受了電力與自來水這些現代事物。