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Contemporary Things People Alive Time 英[Kənˈtemprəri 美[Kənˈtempəreri Adj.当代的,现代的;同时代的,同属一个时期的;N.同代人;同辈人;同龄人;当代人

单词 contemporary
音标
英[kənˈtemprəri] 美[kənˈtempəreri]
解释
adj.当代的,现代的;同时代的,同属一个时期的;n.同代人;同辈人;同龄人;当代人;
例句

ADJ-GRADED
当代的;现代的
Contemporary things are modern and relate to the present time.
例:She writes a lot of contemporary music for people like Whitney Houston...她给像惠特尼·休斯敦这样的人写了很多当代音乐作品。
例:Perhaps he should have a more updated look, a more contemporary style...也许他应该有一个更新的形象,更具时代性的风格。

ADJ
同时发生的;同时期的;同时代的
Contemporary people or things were alive or happened at the same time as something else you are talking about.
例:...drawing upon official records and the reports of contemporary witnesses.利用官方的记录与当时的见证者的报告

N-COUNT
同时期的人;同时代的人
Someone's contemporary is a person who is or was alive at the same time as them.
例:Like most of my contemporaries, I grew up in a vastly different world.和大多数同辈人一样,我生长在一个截然不同的世界。
例:...a glossary of musical terms found in Shakespeare and his contemporaries.莎士比亚及其同时代人音乐术语汇编
变形
pl:contemporaries~

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