单词 | contemporary |
释义 | contemporary/kən′temprəri,AmE -′-pəreri/ adj;n [-y\ies/z/] adj (1)同时代(期)的(of or belonging to the same period or time)[无comp][A(with)]:Hitler was~with Mussolini.希特勒与墨索里尼处于同一时代。Marlowe was~with Shakespeare.马洛与莎士比亚处于同一时代。The second event was~with the first.第二个事件与第一个事件发生于同一时期。That chair and the painting are~.那把椅子和那张画是同一个时代的。〖同〗coexistent; (2)当(现)代的(modern;of or belonging to the present time):~fashion/art/paintings/music/furniture/event/history/English/writers当代时尚/艺术/绘画/音乐/家具/事件/历史/英语/作家;life in~America 现代美国的生活;〖同〗modern,up-to-date,current,present-day;〖反〗antique,old-fashioned; n (1)同时代(期)人(person of the same time as another)[C][N(of)]:Marlowe was a~of Shakespeare's.马洛是莎士比亚的同时代人。Keats was a~of Shelley's.济慈是雪莱的同时代人。He and I were~ies at college. 他和我同时期上的大学。be admired by one's~ies 受到同时代人的钦佩; (2)同年龄人(person of the same age as another)[C]:Smith is my~. We're both 50.史密斯与我同龄,我们俩都50岁。 (3)当(现)代人(person of the present period)[C]:This writer is a~.这位音乐家是当代人。 【说明】形容词 contemporary 与某人或特定时间连用时,指与该人或该时间同期(见(1));在没有提到别的人或时间时,则指(现)当代(见(2))。 |
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