contemporary

[kən'tempərəri]

adj.同时代的, 当代的
n.同时代的人, 同龄人

例句与用法:

My parents think that the contemporary young people have no respect for authority.

我父母认为现在的年轻人不尊重权威。

He had devoted his whole life to the study of contemporary art.

他把他的一生都献给了当代艺术研究。

She and I were contemporaries at college.

她和我在学院里是同学。

Contemporary reports of the past events are often more interesting than modern historians' view of them.

对于历史上的事件,当时的报道往往比现代历史学家的评述更为有趣。

He is a contemporary of mine, but our experiences are completely different.

他和我是同龄人,但我们的经历截然不同。

词形变化:

副词: contemporarily | 名词复数: contemporaries |

详细释义:

a.

1. 当代的

His lecture is on contemporary American novelists.

他的演讲是关于当代美国小说家的。

2. 同时代的; 同年龄的[(+with)]

Was Jonson contemporary with Shakespeare?

琼森是否与莎士比亚同辈?

n.[C]

1. 同时代的人; 同年龄的人

He was looked down upon by his contemporaries.

他被他的同时代的人瞧不起。

2. 同时期的东西

3. 当代人, 现代人