It was eventually to be overtaken by a new school of thought known as Functionalism that had been present since the turn of the century.
句意：它最终被一种被称为功能主义的新学派超越，这种学派自世纪之交以来就一直存在。overtake超越。surpass超过。二者意思最接近。incline倾向于。express表达。apply应用。因此，本题的正确答案为A。