modernization

名词 modernization:

1. making modern in appearance or behavior
   同义词：modernisation
2. a modernized version (as of a play)

1. Mr. Gorbachev, on the other hand, recognized that his sluggish and authoritarian bureaucracy was the worst impediment to modernization. That is why the Soviet leader came more quickly to the view that political and economic change must go hand in hand.
   在另一方面，戈尔巴乔夫承认，他的既迂腐又专权的官僚政府是现代化最大的阻碍。因此这位苏联领袖迅速意识到，政治与经济改革必须齐头并进。
2. No matter who he may be, he can play his part in the modernization of our country.
   不管他是谁，他都可以在我国现代化中发挥作用。
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。
4. International competition was a spur to modernization.
   国际竞争是实现现代化的动力。