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

Where the show really excites is in the display of avant-garde photography.
那场展览真正令人激动的就是先锋派摄影的展示。
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？
How about this one with an avant-garde design?
这个前卫设计的水瓶如何？
But he likes the idea of more avant-garde wedding art.
不过他很欣赏前卫的婚礼艺术。
Corporate governance might be lacking but Japan is in the avant-garde of behavioural finance.
虽则在公司治理方面可能不到位，但日本在行为金融方面走在了前列。
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。
The local designers there are also incredibly avant-garde.
中国当地的设计师也十分前卫、令人难以置信。
The Necessity and Crisis of Contemporary Chinese Avant-garde Art
中国当代先锋艺术的必要性及危机
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
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。