
contemporary基本信息
读法:英 [kən"temp(ə)r(ər)ɪ] 美 [kən"tɛmpərɛri]
释义:
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英英释义
Noun:
"the role of computers in modern-day medicine"
"the composer Salieri was contemporary with Mozart"
中英词源
contemporary 同时代的
con-, 强调。-temp, 时间,词源同temporary.
- contemporary (adj.)
- 1630s, from Medieval Latin contemporarius, from Latin com- "with" (see com-) + temporarius "of time," from tempus "time" (see temporal (v.)). Meaning "modern, characteristic of the present" is from 1866.
- contemporary (n.)
- "one who lives at the same time as another," 1630s, originally cotemporary, from co- + temporary; modified by influence of contemporary (adj.). Replacing native time-fellow (1570s).
词态变化
复数 contemporaries;
权威造句
- 1. Contemporary African cinema has much to offer in its vitality and freshness.
- 当代非洲电影在活力和新颖性上颇足称道。
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- 2. They still get treated differently from almost every other contemporary British band.
- 他们所得到的待遇仍然与当代几乎所有其他英国乐队都不同。
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- 3. He is probably the most reviled man in contemporary theatre.
- 他可能是当代戏剧界骂声最多的人。
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- 4. This comedy of contemporary manners is told with compassion and acid humour.
- 这部当代风尚喜剧杂糅了悲悯的情怀和尖酸的幽默。
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- 5. I had mentioned that I didn"t really like contemporary music.
- 我说过,我其实并不喜欢当代音乐。
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单词分析
这些形容词均有“现代的,当代的”之意。modern指现代或近代,时期可长可短。也可指新颖、时髦的。
contemporary仅指当今这个时代,不涉及任何过去的时代。但可表示不同的人或物存在于同一时代。
current指目前存在和发生的。
recent表示新近的,最近的,时间的长短依据所修饰的人或物而定。
present是这些词中语气最强的一个。指现在正发生、起作用的。
up-to-date一般用于非正式场合,指很时新、能反映当前的最新发展。
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