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contemporary ☞contemporaryadj. [kǝn′temprǝrɪ]
双解释义 1. A 当代的 modern; belonging to the present time 2. 同时代的,同属一个时期的 of or belonging to the same time 词汇搭配 ~+名词 ~ art 现代艺术 ~ authors 当代作家 ~ composers 同时代的作曲家句型例句 用作定语 ▲ ~+n. My studies were devoted almost entirely to contemporary literature. 我的研究几乎全部集中在当代文学上了。用作表语 ▲ S+be+~ The telephone and the gramophone were contemporary. 电话和留声机是同一时代的产物。 Bach and Handel were contemporary composers. 巴哈和亨德尔是同时代的作曲家。▲ S+be+~+prep.-phrase Shakespeare was not contemporary with Dickens. 莎士比亚与狄更斯不是同时代的人。学习参考 contemporary 还可用作名词,意为“同时代的人;同年龄〔辈〕的人”。例如: John is a contemporary of mine. 约翰与我同龄。补充资料 [同义词] modern [词源]中古拉丁语contemporarius(现代的) |