Modernist describes that same clean, simple, man-made-material style of art and building — the one learner’s books often place in the 1940s to the 1960s.

Modernist現代主義的 describes that same clean, simple, man-made-material style of art and building形容那種乾淨、簡單、用人造材料做成的藝術和建築風格 — the one learner's books often place in the 1940s to the 1960s也就是教材通常把它放在1940到1960年代的那種風格。

A modernist building might be a glass-and-steel box. A modernist chair might have a plastic seat and legs like sticks.

A modernist building現代主義建築 might be a glass-and-steel box可能是一個玻璃加鋼構的方盒子。A modernist chair現代主義椅子 might have a plastic seat and legs like sticks可能有塑膠椅面和像木棍一樣的椅腳。

As a noun, a modernist is a person who makes or believes in that style. So the word does two jobs: it names the look, and it names the people.

As a noun,當名詞用的時候， a modernist modernist is a person who makes or believes in that style是指創作或相信這種風格的人。So the word does two jobs:所以這個字身兼兩個角色： it names the look,一個是指這種風格， and it names the people一個是指這樣的人。

It is a school-and-museum word, a little more technical than modern. Though actually, as with modernism, some teachers use modernist for an earlier break in art and writing, not only the later simple buildings.

than modern比起 modern， it is a school-and-museum word,這是一個學術和博物館用的字， a little more technical稍微更專業一點。Though actually,不過實際上， as with modernism,就跟 modernism 一樣， some teachers use modernist有些老師會用 modernist for an earlier break in art and writing,指藝術和寫作裡更早的一次革新斷裂， not only the later simple buildings而不只是指後來那種簡單的建築。

The sense you need here is the style of simple shapes and new materials. Do not use it when you only mean “up to date.” A modernist kitchen in a design book is a style choice; a “modern kitchen” in an advert might just mean new cabinets.

The sense you need here這裡你需要的意思 is the style of simple shapes and new materials是那種簡單形狀加新材料的風格。Do not use it不要用這個字 when you only mean "up to date."當你只是想說「跟得上時代」的時候。A modernist kitchen in a design book設計書裡的 modernist kitchen is a style choice;是一種風格上的選擇； a "modern kitchen" in an advert而廣告裡的「modern kitchen」 might just mean new cabinets可能只是說有新的櫥櫃而已。