postmodern
/pohst-mod-ern/US // poʊstˈmɒd ərn //UK // (pəʊstˈmɒdən) //
后现代,后现代的,後現代,现代化
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : noting or pertaining to architecture of the late 20th century, appearing in the 1960s, that consciously uses complex forms, fantasy, and allusions to historic styles, in contrast to the austere forms and emphasis on utility of standard modern architecture.
- : extremely modern; cutting-edge: postmodern kids who grew up on MTV.
Examples
By the 1980s, Cindy Sherman’s mercurial practice had made her a paragon of the postmodern.
The story of fluoridation reads like a postmodern fable, and the moral is clear: a scientific discovery might seem like a boon.
Brash, crass, and overflowing with wiseass attitude, he remains the ultimate postmodern superhero.
Brash, crass, and sporting a perpetually raised eyebrow, Ash Williams remains the ultimate postmodern superhero.
It’s arguably the best film of the ‘90s—a postmodern pop culture smorgasbord awash in nihilism and dripping with retro cool.
We Americans, as the postmodern conservative professor Peter Lawler has put it, refuse to see ourselves as mere "history fodder."
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