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contemporary

adjective
 OPAL WOPAL S
/kənˈtemprəri/
/kənˈtempəreri/
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  1.  
     belonging to the same time属同时期的；同一时代的
    • We have no contemporary account of the battle (= written near the time that it happened).我们没有当时人们对这一战役的记载。
    • contemporary with somebody/something He was contemporary with the dramatist Congreve.他与剧作家康格里夫属于同一时代。
    • The amphitheatre is roughly contemporary with the Colosseum in Rome.圆形剧场与罗马竞技场大致相同。
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    • She used only strictly contemporary documents to research the book.她只用严格属于同一时期的文献来研究这本书。
    • a composer contemporary with Beethoven与贝多芬同时代的作曲家
    • a period broadly contemporary with the Shang dynasty大致与商朝同时代的一段时期
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    adverb
    • exactly
    • nearly
    • broadly
    • …
    preposition
    • with
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  2.  
     belonging to the present time当代的；现代的 synonym modern
    • contemporary society/culture当代社会/文化
    • contemporary art/music/dance当代艺术/音乐/舞蹈
    • contemporary architecture/literature/painting/politics/history当代建筑/文学/绘画/政治/历史
    • He is among the best-known contemporary artists.他是当代最著名的艺术家之一。
    • The film paints a depressing picture of life in contemporary Britain.这部影片描绘了当代英国压抑的生活图景。
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    • She is one of the great innovators of contemporary dance.她是当代舞蹈的伟大开创者之一。
    • The prize is awarded for the best piece of contemporary fiction published in that year.该奖项是对当年出版的最佳当代小说奖。
    • This approach has contributed to growing inequality almost everywhere in the contemproary world.这种方法在当今世界几乎所有地方都加剧了不平等现象。
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    adverb
    • decidedly
    • thoroughly
    • very
    • …
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  3. following modern ideas in style or design当代的；现代的
    • Try some contemporary colours on your kitchen walls.在厨房的墙壁上尝试一些现代色彩。
    4. Word Originmid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin contemporarius, from con- ‘together with’ + tempus, tempor- ‘time’ (on the pattern of Latin contemporaneus and late Latin contemporalis).

contemporary

noun
OPAL S
/kənˈtemprəri/
/kənˈtempəreri/
(plural contemporaries)
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  1. a person who lives or lived at the same time as somebody else, especially somebody who is about the same age同代人；同辈人；同龄人
    • She and I were contemporaries at college.她和我在大学是同学。
    • He was a contemporary of Freud and may have known him.他是弗洛伊德的同代人，可能认识弗洛伊德。
    • Give or take a few years, they are contemporaries.付出或花费几年，他们是当代的。
    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin contemporarius, from con- ‘together with’ + tempus, tempor- ‘time’ (on the pattern of Latin contemporaneus and late Latin contemporalis).

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