Modernity is the quality of being modern — new ways of living, thinking, and making things, as against old or traditional ones. In everyday talk people more often say “being modern” or “modern life.” Modernity shows up in essays and history books.

Modernity現代性 is the quality of是...的特質 being modern現代, new ways of living, thinking, and making things新的生活、思考和製作方式 as against old or traditional ones相對於舊的或傳統的方式. In everyday talk在日常對話裡 people more often say人們比較常說 "being modern" or "modern life."「being modern」或「modern life」. Modernity「Modernity」這個字 shows up in essays and history books則出現在論文和歷史書裡.

There it can mean more than a fashion: cities, factories, science, clocks, and the idea that the future should not copy the past. Though actually, university writers argue a lot about when modernity began and whether we are still inside it.

There在那些場合裡 it can mean more than a fashion它的意思不只是流行: cities, factories, science, clocks城市、工廠、科學、時鐘, and the idea還有這個想法 that the future should not copy the past未來不該複製過去. Though actually不過事實上, university writers大學裡的學者 argue a lot about爭論很多 when modernity began現代性是什麼時候開始的, and whether we are still inside it還有我們是不是還身在其中.

You may later meet late modernity or postmodernity; those are extra labels, not extra meanings you need for this word. The simple heart is “modern-ness.” It is a noun, not an adjective.

You may later meet你之後可能會遇到 late modernity or postmodernity「late modernity」或「postmodernity」這兩個詞; those are extra labels這些只是額外的標籤, not extra meanings you need for this word不是這個字你需要另外學的意思. The simple heart最單純的核心意思 is就是 "modern-ness."「現代這種性質」. It is它是 a noun, not an adjective一個名詞，不是形容詞.