the avant-garde
noun /ði ˌævɒ̃ ˈɡɑːd/
/ði ˌævɑ̃ː ˈɡɑːrd/
(from French)- [singular] new and very modern ideas in art, music or literature that are sometimes surprising or shock people
（艺术、音乐或文学方面的）前卫派思想 - The theatre shows a lot of avant-garde work.
这座剧院上演了许多前卫派作品。
- The theatre shows a lot of avant-garde work.
- [singular + singular or plural verb] a group of artists, etc. who introduce new and very modern ideas
前卫派（艺术家等）
词源late Middle English (denoting the vanguard of an army): from French, literally ‘vanguard’. Current senses date from the early 20th cent.