Postmodernism is a way of building, painting, writing, and thinking that grew in the late twentieth century. It often mixes old styles with new ones, plays with copies and jokes, and does not believe there is only one ‘right’ modern way.

Postmodernism Postmodernism後現代主義is a way of building, painting, writing, and thinking是一種建築、繪畫、寫作和思考的方式that grew in the late twentieth century在二十世紀晚期發展出來。It它often mixes old styles with new ones常常把舊風格和新風格混在一起, plays with copies and jokes玩弄複製和玩笑, and does not believe there is only one 'right' modern way也不相信只有一種「正確」的現代方式。

The name says what it is answering: it comes after modernism, and in many ways it pushes back against it. Modernism liked clean lines, newness, and big serious ideas about progress; postmodernism is happier to borrow, mix, and doubt.

The name這個名字says what it is answering說出了它在回應什麼: it comes after modernism它出現在modernism現代主義之後, and in many ways it pushes back against it而且在很多方面它是在反抗現代主義。Modernism Modernism現代主義liked clean lines, newness, and big serious ideas about progress喜歡簡潔的線條、新穎，以及關於進步的重大嚴肅想法; postmodernism postmodernism後現代主義is happier to borrow, mix, and doubt則更樂於借用、混合和懷疑。

People use the word in art class, architecture, and literary essays. In loose talk someone may call anything messy or ironic ‘postmodern,’ though actually the tidy classroom sense is this late-century mix-and-react style, not merely ‘very modern’ or ‘strange.’ The matching adjective is postmodern; a person who works in that style can be called a postmodernist.

People大家use the word in art class, architecture, and literary essays會在美術課、建築和文學論文裡用到這個字。In loose talk在隨口的說法裡someone may call anything messy or ironic 'postmodern'有人可能把任何雜亂或帶點反諷的東西都叫做「postmodern後現代」, though actually不過其實the tidy classroom sense is this late-century mix-and-react style課堂上乾淨的定義是指這種世紀末的混合與反應風格, not merely 'very modern' or 'strange'而不只是「很現代」或「怪怪的」。The matching adjective is postmodern對應的形容詞是postmodern; a person who works in that style can be called a postmodernist用這種風格創作的人可以被稱為postmodernist。