contemporary
柯林斯词典
1. ADJ Contemporary things are modern and relate to the present time. 当代的
She writes a lot of contemporary music for people like Whitney Houston. 她为惠特尼·休斯敦等人创作大量当代音乐作品。
2. ADJ Contemporary people or things were alive or happened at the same time as something else you are talking about. 同时代的
...drawing upon official records and the reports of contemporary witnesses. …借助官方记录以及当时目击者的证言。
3. N-COUNT Someone's contemporary is a person who is or was alive at the same time as them. 同时代的人
Like most of my contemporaries, I grew up in a vastly different world. 像我同时代的大多数人一样，我在一个非常不同的世界里长大。
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contemporary /kənˈtɛmprərɪ/ (contemporaries)
剑桥词典
- These are radical changes which will alter the complexion of the British contemporary dance scene .
- The contemporary dialogue for me struck a slightly discordant note .
- She is widely regarded as the high priestess of contemporary dance .
- She gave a series of lectures at Warwick University last year on contemporary British writers .
- It is a tenet of contemporary psychology that an individual's mental health is supported by having good social networks .
contemporary adjective (EXISTING NOW)
existing or happening now当代的；现代的
contemporary music /literature /art /fashion 当代音乐／文学／艺术／时尚
Although the play was written hundreds of years ago, it still has a contemporary (= modern ) feel to it. 这个剧本尽管写于几百年前，但读来仍具现代感。
例句
contemporary adjective (OF SAME PERIOD)
belonging to the same or a stated period in the past
同时期的，同时代的
Almost all of the contemporary accounts of the event have been lost . 几乎所有关于这一事件的同时期的记载都遗失了。
Most of the writers he was contemporary with were interested in the same subjects . 和他同时代的大多数作家都对同样的题材感兴趣。 返回 contemporary