avant-garde

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美 [ði ˌævɑ̃ː ˈɡɑːrd]

n. (艺术、音乐或文学方面的)前卫派思想; 前卫派(艺术家等)
adj. 先锋派的，前卫的; 标新立异的; 先锋的，先驱的

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noun

（艺术、音乐或文学方面的）前卫派思想
new and very modern ideas in art, music or literature that are sometimes surprising or shocking
前卫派（艺术家等）
a group of artists, etc. who introduce new and very modern ideas

ADJ-GRADED （艺术、音乐、戏剧、文学）先锋派的，前卫的，实验性的
Avant-gardeart, music, theatre, and literature is very modern and experimental.
1. ...avant-garde concert music.
  音乐会演奏的前卫音乐
2. Avant-gardeis also a noun.
3. He was an enthusiast for the avant-garde.
  他是个先锋艺术的狂热拥护者。
N-SING 先锋派；前卫派
You can refer to the artists, writers, and musicians who introduce new and very modern ideas asthe avant-garde.
1. In Paris he made friends among the avant-garde.
  他在巴黎结交先锋人士。

noun

any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
Synonym:vanguardvannew wave

adj

Avant-garde music to this day has not found general public acceptance.
先锋音乐时至今日都没有得到大众的广泛认可。
In the middle of and late 1990s, an important shift in creative forms occurred in the avant-garde poetry in China.
20世纪90年代中后期，我国先锋诗歌出现了创造力形态的重大转换。
In Paris he made friends among the avant-garde.
他在巴黎结交先锋人士。
How about this one with an avant-garde design?
这个前卫设计的水瓶如何？
A Sense of Solitude& Kafka and Chinese Avant-garde Novel
像卡夫卡一样孤独&卡夫卡与中国先锋小说
Q: Do you think Beijing has a tolerance for avant-garde style?
记者：你觉得北京能接受这种前卫的时尚风格么？
This new works by China's leading avant-garde painter and calligrapher exemplify the artist's continuing exploration of calligraphic mark-making and the reinvention of tradition.
中国著名先锋派画家和书法家的最新作品是艺术家不断探索书法创作和传统重建的最好例证。
First, she realized her food was too avant-garde for the Lower East Side.
首先，她发现自己的食物对下东区来说太前卫了。
Sitting in her avant-garde office, Ms Lagarde calmly rebuts the criticism.
拉加德坐在她前卫的办公室中，平静地反驳了这些批评观点。
But he likes the idea of more avant-garde wedding art.
不过他很欣赏前卫的婚礼艺术。