Something that is modern is new and involves the latest ideas or equipment.
In many ways, it was a very modern school for its time.
从多方面看,这所学校在当时是很先进的。
Modern technology has opened our eyes to many things.
现代技术使我们在很多方面开阔了眼界。
People are sometimes described as modern when they have opinions or ways of behaving that have not yet been accepted by most people in a society.
old-fashioned , out-of-date
She is very modern in outlook.
她的看法很时髦。
Modern is used to describe styles of art, dance, music, and architecture that have developed in recent times, in contrast to classical styles.
She'd been a dancer with a modern dance company in New York.
她曾是纽约一家现代舞公司的舞蹈演员。