modernise
modernise — 動詞
1. to improve a system, building, or organisation by giving it new equipment, metho
現代化
使…採用最新的方法或設備
to improve a system, building, or organisation by giving it new equipment, methods, or designs that are typical of the present time
The teaching hospital was modernised last year with new digital X-ray machines.
那間教學醫院去年進行了現代化改造，添置了新數位X光機。
passive: be modernised + with [new equipment]
Kabir modernised the firm's entire computer network over the summer break.
Kabir 趁著暑假，將公司的電腦網路全面現代化。
Tunde suggested modernising the restaurant kitchen by installing an induction hob.
Tunde 建議把餐廳廚房現代化，安裝一個感應爐。
The city council is modernising the old train station to make it wheelchair-friendly.
市議會正在將老舊火車站現代化，使其更方便輪椅使用者。
After the factory was modernised, production time fell by thirty percent.
那間工廠現代化之後，生產時間減少了百分之三十。
- update
broader; can apply to software, information, and personal items, unlike modernise which focuses on present-day standards
- renovate
focuses on physical repair and renewal, especially of buildings; modernise adds the idea of bringing things up to current standards
- overhaul
suggests a complete, thorough change of a system or process; more dramatic than modernise
- upgrade
specific to improving quality or capability, especially of technology or equipment
- preserve
to keep something in its original state rather than updating it
文法句型
modernise + noun phrase
用法筆記
Frequently used in passive constructions when describing institutional or infrastructural changes. The direct object is typically an organisation, system, or facility — not a person.