contemporary

adjective

OPAL WOPAL S

/kənˈtemprəri/

/kənˈtempəreri/

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。
- contemporary with somebody/something He was contemporary with the dramatist Congreve.他与剧作家康格里夫属于同一时代。
- The amphitheatre is roughly contemporary with the Colosseum in Rome.圆形剧场与罗马斗兽场大致是同时代的。
- She used only strictly contemporary documents to research the book.她只用严格属于同一时期的文献来研究这本书。
- a composer contemporary with Beethoven与贝多芬同时代的作曲家
- a period broadly contemporary with the Shang dynasty大致与商朝同时代的一段时期
Topics Historyb2
Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
adverb
- exactly
- nearly
- broadly
- …
preposition
- with
belonging to the present time当代的；现代的 synonym modern
- contemporary society/culture当代社会/文化
- contemporary art/music/dance当代艺术/音乐/舞蹈
- contemporary architecture/literature/painting/politics/history当代建筑/文学/绘画/政治/历史
- He is among the best-known contemporary artists.他是当代最著名的艺术家之一。
- The film paints a depressing picture of life in contemporary Britain.这部影片描绘了当代英国压抑的生活图景。
- She is one of the great innovators of contemporary dance.她是当代舞蹈的伟大开创者之一。
- The prize is awarded for the best piece of contemporary fiction published in that year.该奖项授予当年出版的最佳当代小说。
- This approach has contributed to growing inequality almost everywhere in the contemproary world.这种方法导致当代世界几乎所有地方的不平等都在加剧。
Topics Buildingsb2
Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
adverb
- decidedly
- thoroughly
- very
- …
following modern ideas in style or design当代的；现代的
- Try some contemporary colours on your kitchen walls.试试你厨房墙壁上的现代色彩。

词源mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin contemporarius, from con- ‘together with’ + tempus, tempor- ‘time’ (on the pattern of Latin contemporaneus and late Latin contemporalis).

contemporary

noun

OPAL S

/kənˈtemprəri/

/kənˈtempəreri/

(plural contemporaries)

a person who lives or lived at the same time as somebody else, especially somebody 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。
- Give or take a few years, they are contemporaries.大概几年，他们是同时代的人。
词源mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin contemporarius, from con- ‘together with’ + tempus, tempor- ‘time’ (on the pattern of Latin contemporaneus and late Latin contemporalis).

词汇	contemporary
释义	contemporary adjective OPAL WOPAL S /kənˈtemprəri/ /kənˈtempəreri/ 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。 contemporary with somebody/something He was contemporary with the dramatist Congreve.他与剧作家康格里夫属于同一时代。 The amphitheatre is roughly contemporary with the Colosseum in Rome.圆形剧场与罗马斗兽场大致是同时代的。 She used only strictly contemporary documents to research the book.她只用严格属于同一时期的文献来研究这本书。 a composer contemporary with Beethoven与贝多芬同时代的作曲家 a period broadly contemporary with the Shang dynasty大致与商朝同时代的一段时期 Topics Historyb2 Collocations Dictionaryverbs be adverb exactly nearly broadly … preposition with belonging to the present time当代的；现代的 synonym modern contemporary society/culture当代社会/文化 contemporary art/music/dance当代艺术/音乐/舞蹈 contemporary architecture/literature/painting/politics/history当代建筑/文学/绘画/政治/历史 He is among the best-known contemporary artists.他是当代最著名的艺术家之一。 The film paints a depressing picture of life in contemporary Britain.这部影片描绘了当代英国压抑的生活图景。 She is one of the great innovators of contemporary dance.她是当代舞蹈的伟大开创者之一。 The prize is awarded for the best piece of contemporary fiction published in that year.该奖项授予当年出版的最佳当代小说。 This approach has contributed to growing inequality almost everywhere in the contemproary world.这种方法导致当代世界几乎所有地方的不平等都在加剧。 Topics Buildingsb2 Collocations Dictionaryverbs be adverb decidedly thoroughly very … following modern ideas in style or design当代的；现代的 Try some contemporary colours on your kitchen walls.试试你厨房墙壁上的现代色彩。词源mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin contemporarius, from con- ‘together with’ + tempus, tempor- ‘time’ (on the pattern of Latin contemporaneus and late Latin contemporalis). contemporary noun OPAL S /kənˈtemprəri/ /kənˈtempəreri/ (plural contemporaries) a person who lives or lived at the same time as somebody else, especially somebody 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。 Give or take a few years, they are contemporaries.大概几年，他们是同时代的人。词源mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin contemporarius, from con- ‘together with’ + tempus, tempor- ‘time’ (on the pattern of Latin contemporaneus and late Latin contemporalis).
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