futuristic

/ˌfjuːtʃəˈrɪstɪk/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌfjuːtʃəˈrɪstɪk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌfyü-chə-ˈri-stik/ (ame, mw)

futuristic — 形容詞

  • futuristicpositive
  • more futuristiccomparative
  • most futuristicsuperlative

1. having a bold, strikingly modern appearance that makes an object or design look

1.形容詞B2
釋義

未來感

外觀新潮，彷彿來自未來的時代

having a bold, strikingly modern appearance that makes an object or design look as if it belongs to a time still ahead of us

例句

The museum's futuristic glass dome towers over the old city streets.

博物館的未來感玻璃穹頂高聳於舊城街道之上。

collocation: futuristic + architecture noun (dome, building, bridge)

Kenji stepped inside the showroom and stared at the futuristic motorcycle.

Kenji 踏進展間，盯著那輛未來感重型機車看得出神。

同義詞
  • ultramodern

    stronger emphasis on being ahead of the present; 'futuristic' adds the sense of belonging to a later age

  • cutting-edge

    focuses on using the latest technology now; 'futuristic' suggests a look that seems ahead of current technology

  • avant-garde

    used mainly in art, music, and fashion for experimental, unconventional work

反義詞
  • old-fashioned

    opposite in appearance and style

  • retro

    deliberately copies past styles, the reverse of looking future-like

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 2 (IMAGINING THE FUTURE): sense 1 applies to how something looks, not to its subject matter or creative content.

常見錯誤

❌My futuristic wife will be a doctor.
✅My future wife will be a doctor.
💡'futuristic' describes an ultramodern look or an imagined distant future; use 'future' for ordinary things yet to happen.

2. concerned with stories, pictures, or ideas about what life and the world might b

2.形容詞B2
釋義

未來想像

描繪或設想未來世界與生活

concerned with stories, pictures, or ideas about what life and the world might be like in times to come

例句

Linnea read a futuristic novel about cities built deep under the sea.

Linnea 讀了一本未來想像小說，描寫建在深海下的城市。

collocation: futuristic novel / futuristic film

Yusuf watched a futuristic film in which robots care for Earth's last forest.

Yusuf 看了一部未來想像電影，片中機器人守護著地球上最後一片森林。

同義詞
反義詞
  • historical

    concerned with the recorded past rather than an imagined future

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1 (ULTRAMODERN LOOK): sense 2 is about creative content and imagined futures, not about how a physical object appears.

常見錯誤

❌The government published a futuristic budget report.
✅The government published a forward-looking budget report.
💡'futuristic' suggests imaginative or creative visions of a distant future, not practical short-term plans.