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futurism

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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fu·tur·is·m /ˈfjuːtʃərɪzəm/ noun [uncountable]  Aa style of art, music, and literature in the early 20th century which emphasized the importance of modern things, especially technology and machines 未来主义,未来派〔20世纪初期的一种绘画、音乐和文学风格〕futurist noun [countable]
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futurismThe career of Noyes had shown how some people blended futurism with primitivism.And others may see a big difference between Gingrichian futurism and Buchananite nostalgia, between revolution and counterrevolution.Gingrich's lectures contain clear evidence of his interest in futurism and technology.The result is that any notion of musical futurism has fallen into abeyance.Morris aimed for a balance of futurism and nostalgia.Impressionism begat post-impressionism, which begat cubism, which sired futurism, expressionism and all manner of errant abstractions.
fu·tur·is·m nounChineseSyllable
style a literature and of music, Corpus art,


futurism
futurism /ˈfjuːtʃərɪzəm/ noun [uncountable]
a style of art, music, and literature in the early 20th century which emphasized the importance of modern things, especially technology and machines
—futurist noun [countable]


fu·tur·ismBrE /ˈfjuːtʃərɪzəm/ 🔊NAmE /ˈfjuːtʃərɪzəm/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a movement in art and literature in the 1920s and 30s that did not try to show realistic figures and scenes but aimed to express confidence in the modern world, particularly in modern machines 未来主义(20 世纪 20 和 30 年代的文艺运动,强调对技术时代的赞叹) fu·tur·ist BrE /ˈfjuːtʃərɪst/ 🔊NAmE /ˈfjuːtʃərɪst/ 🔊 noun fu·tur·ist BrE /ˈfjuːtʃərɪst/ 🔊NAmE /ˈfjuːtʃərɪst/ 🔊 adjectivefuturist poets未来主义诗人