contemporarycontemporariesadjective★1★contemporary(with sb/sth) belonging to the same time 属同时期的;同一时代的◆We have no contemporary account of the battle (= written near the time that it happened).我们没有当时人们对这一战役的记载。◆He was contemporary with the dramatist Congreve.他与剧作家康格里夫属于同一时代。2★belonging to the present time 当代的;现代的SYN
modern
◆life in contemporary Britain当代英国的生活◆contemporary fiction/music/dance当代小说╱音乐╱舞蹈noun(pluralcon·tem·por·aries)a person who lives or lived at the same time as sb else, especially sb who is about the same age 同代人;同辈人;同龄人◆She and I were contemporaries at college.她和我在大学是同学。◆He was a contemporary of Freud and may have known him.他是弗洛伊德的同代人,可能认识弗洛伊德。con·tem·por·ary/kənˈtemprəri; NAmEkənˈtempəreri/
1belonging to the present timeSYN moderncontemporary music/art/dance etc an exhibition of contemporary Japanese prints life in contemporary Britain2happening or done in the same period of timecontemporary with The wall hangings are thought to be roughly contemporary with the tiled floors.COLLOCATIONScontemporary + NOUNcontemporary art/music/dance· Each year there is a contemporary music festival in November.contemporary artists/writers· Paintings by contemporary artists covered the walls.contemporary society· What is the role of television in contemporary society?the contemporary world· The environment is a major issue in the contemporary world.contemporary life· the complexity of contemporary lifecontemporary Britain/America etc· The book moves from the late 19th century to contemporary America.contemporary culture/science etc· Science is an important part of contemporary culture.contemporary issues (=subjects or problems that a lot of people are talking about)· contemporary issues such as transport and pollution
someone who lived or was in a particular place at the same time as someone elsesomebody’s contemporaries Oswald was much admired by his contemporaries at the Academy.
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contemporaries[384]
当代的(42%),同时代的(30%),同时代的人(18%),同龄人(10%)
n.同时代的人;同时期的东西
adj.当代的;同时代的;属于同一时期的
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