modernization

n.

现代化，现代化的事物；

复数：modernizationsmodernisations

level of modernization现代化水平

1. China is advancing towards modernization.
   中国正在向现代化进军。
2. International competition was a spur to modernization.
   国际竞争是实现现代化的动力。
3. The modernization of the industry was phased over a 20-year period.
   工业现代化分20年逐步实现。

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