His was no narrow historicism: he scorned the idea that the past was a guide to the future.

他蔑视那些认为历史可以引领未来的观念。

They were tired of the academic art and historicism of 19th-century art and dreamed of creating a new form that would be more appropriate to the age of electricity, cinema and automobiles.

他们厌倦了 19 世纪艺术的学术艺术和历史主义，梦想创造一种更适合电力、电影和汽车时代的新形式。