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contemporary adjective | noun
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con·tem·po·ra·ry / kEn5tZmpE7rZrI ; kEn5tempErEri /adjective
1. belonging to the present time当代的;SYNmodern
contemporary music / art / dance etc
an exhibition of contemporary Japanese prints当代日本版画展
life in contemporary Britain当代英国的生活
2. happening or done in the same period of time发生(存在)于同一时代的:
[+ with ]
The wall hangings are thought to be roughly contemporary with the tiled floors.壁挂织物和铺地砖的地面被认为差不多出现在同一时代。

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contemporarynoun (plural contemporaries) C
1. someone who lived or was in a particular place at the same time as someone else同时代的人; 同辈:
sb's contemporaries
Oswald was much admired by his contemporaries at the Academy.奥斯瓦尔德在皇家艺术学会中很受同时代人的敬仰。

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