modernise

IPA/mˈɒdənˌaɪz/
IPA/mˈɑːdɚnˌaɪz/

modernise — 動詞

1. to improve a system, building, or organisation by giving it new equipment, metho

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

現代化

使…採用最新的方法或設備

to improve a system, building, or organisation by giving it new equipment, methods, or designs that are typical of the present time

例句

The teaching hospital was modernised last year with new digital X-ray machines.

那間教學醫院去年進行了現代化改造，添置了新數位X光機。

passive: be modernised + with [new equipment]

Kabir modernised the firm's entire computer network over the summer break.

Kabir 趁著暑假，將公司的電腦網路全面現代化。

常見搭配
  • modernise the system
  • modernise the factory
  • modernise the infrastructure
  • fully modernised
  • recently modernised
同義詞
  • update

    broader; can apply to software, information, and personal items, unlike modernise which focuses on present-day standards

  • renovate

    focuses on physical repair and renewal, especially of buildings; modernise adds the idea of bringing things up to current standards

  • overhaul

    suggests a complete, thorough change of a system or process; more dramatic than modernise

  • upgrade

    specific to improving quality or capability, especially of technology or equipment

反義詞
  • preserve

    to keep something in its original state rather than updating it

文法句型

modernise + noun phrase

用法筆記

Frequently used in passive constructions when describing institutional or infrastructural changes. The direct object is typically an organisation, system, or facility — not a person.

常見錯誤

I modernised my phone by changing the wallpaper.
I updated my phone's software to the latest version.
'modernise' typically applies to systems, organisations, or facilities, not personal items or minor cosmetic changes.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • the company modernised
  • the system modernised
  • the factory modernised
  • the infrastructure was modernised

副詞搭配

  • fully modernised
  • recently modernised
  • completely modernised
  • gradually modernised

常用片語

  • modernise the way…
  • modernise the process of…
  • undergo modernisation

介系詞搭配

  • modernised with
  • modernised by
  • modernised for