| 词汇 | contemporary |
| 释义 | contemporary adjective uk /kənˈtem.pər.ər.i/ us /kənˈtem.pə.rer.i/ contemporaryadjective (MODERN)B2 existing or happening now, and therefore seeming modern: 当代的;现代的 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 feel to it.这个剧本尽管写于几百年前，但读来仍具现代感。 I wanted to update my kitchen and put in something more contemporary. modern modernThe building was made using modern construction techniques. up to dateThe hospital has some of the most up-to-date equipment in the country. latestShe always wears the latest fashions. cutting-edgeComputers have brought cutting-edge technology into the classroom. high-techDivers with high-tech equipment discovered the wreck of the ship. The contemporary dance scene is flourishing in Britain at the moment. The band's sound is very contemporary. I thought the contemporary dialogue sounded a little out of place. She gave a series of lectures on contemporary British writers. Contemporary psychology tells us that a person's mental health is supported by having good social networks. Now carpe diem contemporaneity contemporarily current currently day hereupon immediate in current use in this day and ageidiom minute modern-day present-day presently sitting state still the status quo there's no time like the presentidiom this minuteidiom contemporaryadjective (OF SAME PERIOD)belonging to the same period, or to a stated period in the past: 同时期的，同时代的 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。 contemporary withMost 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。 They are very similar artists, but they are not contemporary. Contemporary readers would have understood these political references very clearly. Relating to time anachronism anachronistic anachronistically chronological chronologically contemporaneously contemporarily cut into something dateless dendrochronology retroaction retroactively retrospective retrospectively synchronically time loop timeline timing twin way back contemporary noun[ C ] uk /kənˈtem.pər.ər.i/ us /kənˈtem.pə.rer.i/ someone living during the same period as someone else: 同时代的人 Was he a contemporary of Shakespeare's?他和莎士比亚是同时代的人吗？ a person who is of the same age as you: 同龄人，同辈 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。 Friends, acquaintances & contemporaries acquaintance acquaintanceship acquainted acquainted with someone amigo compatriot comrade confidant contact list crony crowd fair-weather friend fam next door non-contemporary office spouse on further acquaintance oppo wingman with friends like you, who needs enemies?idiom contemporary | American Dictionarycontemporary adjective us/kənˈtem·pəˌrer·i/ contemporaryadjective (EXISTING NOW)existing or happening now: contemporary literature/music contemporaryadjective (OF THE SAME PERIOD)belonging to the same or a stated period in the past: She’s been reading contemporary accounts of New York from the early 1900s. contemporary noun[ C ] us/kənˈtem·pəˌrer·i/ contemporarynoun[C] (PERSON OF THE SAME PERIOD)someone living during the same period as another: Franklin and Jefferson were contemporaries. contemporarynoun[C] (PERSON EXISTING NOW)a person who is the same age as you: The language you use with your contemporaries may not be appropriate in the classroom. contemporary | Business Englishcontemporary adjective uk /kənˈtempərəri, kənˈtempəri/us existing or happening now: There is a need to remain responsive to the ever-changing challenges and opportunities of the contemporary business environment. While there is a small but steady market in traditional bespoke shoes, there are those who want something with more of a contemporary design. Examples of contemporarycontemporary And often they are interested in history due to contemporary philosophical issues. One way to look at these issues is to explore how redevelopment plans were received locally, by residents and by contemporary reviewers. Diversity may have been influenced by radiation subsequent to colonization, or by secondary radiations in contemporary host taxa. The advent of the gramophone transformed the cultural conditions of contemporary music, including the way it was taught. Whilst the events described in this book took place several decades ago, they remain uncannily contemporary. What he is saying, then, is not a piece of antiquarian's lore, but an account of contemporary practice. Alongside increased criminal justice demands for contemporary perpetrators of violence, those who suffered from human rights violations do not sense any judicial support. Consider how we might begin to work out my earlier suggestions about a critical approach to contemporary science. The modelling confirmed that contemporary disturbance and environmental factors measured in the field are poor predictors of historical vegetation transitions on rain-forest boundaries. Similar reasoning ultimately resides behind the technological imperative that is part of contemporary biotechnology. Since song performance resembles contemporary classroom practice, research using song performance as the criterion task may generate more practical implications for music teachers. Modern research into contemporary reading practices suggests a possible taxonomy of annotation practice. Contemporary social scientists struggle with the problem of being precise about that which defies precision : the cloudiness of our own lives. It is really a question of how these can meaningfully be translated into contemporary culture. By providing a historical, intellectual and cultural lineage, she is able to clarify contemporary debates about regulation and cultural authority. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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