modernization
gb/mˌɑdɚnaɪzˈeɪʃən/ us/mˌɑdɚnaɪzˈeɪʃən/
B2
Englisch
~ 8100
Bedeutungen
0 Bedeutungen
Nomen
B2
action
1
process of making something modern
The process of changing something so it is modern and uses new ideas or technology.
Verwendungsmuster:
the modernization of [something]
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners sometimes use *modernization* when they mean *modernity* or *modern life*. *Modernization* is the process of making something modern (e.g., modernization of the railway), while *modernity* is the state or quality of being modern (e.g., life in modernity). Another mistake is using it as a verb (*to modernization*); the verb is *to modernize*.
Synonyme
updating (General word for making something more current; less formal and slightly broader than modernization.)
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upgrade (Often used for technology or equipment; sounds more concrete and product-focused than modernization.)
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reform (Focuses on changing systems or institutions, especially rules or laws, not just technology.)
Antonyme
neglect (Failing to maintain or improve something, leading it to become old or outdated instead of modernized.)
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preservation (Keeping something in its original or old state instead of changing it to be modern.)
Wortverbindungen
modernization program
|modernization plan
|modernization efforts
|infrastructure modernization
|military modernization
|economic modernization
Themen
business
|technology
|politics
|infrastructure
|work
Beispiele
- The government announced a major modernization of the national rail network.
- Digitalization is a key part of the company’s overall modernization strategy.
- Many hospitals need significant modernization to meet current safety standards.
- The army has invested heavily in the modernization of its equipment.
- Economic modernization has transformed the country over the last two decades.
Beispiele für Lernende
- The city is paying for the modernization of the old subway.
- Modernization of the factory made work faster and safer.
- Many schools need modernization to use new computers.
- The company started a modernization plan last year.
- Modernization of the system will help customers a lot.
Nomen
C1
entity
2
modern version of an older thing
A new, modern version of an old thing, such as a story, law, or system.
Verwendungsmuster:
a modernization of [something]
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners sometimes confuse this sense (a specific modern version) with the general process sense. If you mean *one specific work* made modern (for example, a movie based on an old play), use this sense: *a modernization of the play*. If you mean the general process of changing many things to be modern, use the process sense: *the modernization of the theater system*.
Synonyme
adaptation (Often used for books, plays, and films; may change more than just the time period or style.)
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update (Informal, everyday word; can sound less artistic or less thorough than modernization.)
Antonyme
original (The first version, before any modern changes are made.)
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traditional version (A version that keeps the old style and setting instead of changing them to be modern.)
Wortverbindungen
a modernization of the classic
|a bold modernization
|a contemporary modernization
|a cinematic modernization
|a legal modernization
Themen
arts
|law
|culture
|technology
Beispiele
- The film is a clever modernization of the Shakespeare play, set in a modern high school.
- Some critics felt that the modernization of the opera lost much of the original’s charm.
- The director’s bold modernization of the classic novel divides audiences.
- This series is a fresh modernization of the old detective stories.
- The legal text is not a full rewrite, but a careful modernization of the previous code.
Beispiele für Lernende
- The movie is a modernization of an old story.
- We watched a modernization of a classic play in a city theater.
- This book is a modernization of an old children’s tale.
- The new law is a modernization of the old rules.
- The show is a modernisation of a very old opera.
Grammatik
Grundform
modernization
IPA
GB/mˌɑdɚnaɪzˈeɪʃən/
US/mˌɑdɚnaɪzˈeɪʃən/
Silben & Betonung
mod - ern - iz - a - tion (5 Silben)
Stress on 3rd syllable (iz)
Wortformen
Noun
- Base: modernization
- Plural: modernization, modernizations
Wortfamilie
Forms
modernizations
noun
Related words
modernism
noun C1
modernist
noun
Advanced or less common
postmodern
adjective C1
premodern
adjective
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