contemporary
adjective uk/kənˈtem.pər.ər.i/ us/kənˈtem.pə.rer.i/
(EXISTING NOW)
B2 当代的;现代的
existing or happening now
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。
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- 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.
(OF SAME PERIOD)
同时期的，同时代的
belonging to the same or a stated period in the past
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。
contemporary
noun [ C ] uk/kənˈtem.pər.ər.i/ us/kənˈtem.pə.rer.i/
同时代的人
someone living during the same period as someone else
Was he a contemporary of Shakespeare's? 他和莎士比亚是同时代的人吗？
同龄人，同辈
a person who is of the same age as you
She didn't mix with her contemporaries, preferring the company of older people. 她不和同龄人在一起，而是喜欢和年长的人相处。