avant-garde

英 [ði ˌævɒ̃ ˈɡɑːd]

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

I only have a casual acquaintance with avant-garde music.
我对先锋派音乐略知一二。
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。
From the Perspective of Literary Production Mechanism in the Avant-garde Novel Context
从文学生产机制角度探析先锋小说的发生语境
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？
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？
Banks are hardly a place for self-expression through clothes, and anything remotely avant-garde is out of the question.
银行不是一个通过服装展示自我的地方，要穿任何过于前卫的衣服更是不可能的。
But he likes the idea of more avant-garde wedding art.
不过他很欣赏前卫的婚礼艺术。
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。
Known as the Avant-Garde, these painters had already begun to experiment with new styles that suited the modern thinking, but the war was to accelerate this process.
被称为先锋派的画家已经开始试验用一些能反映现代思维的新风格了，而战争加速了这个进程。