| 单词 | this day and age |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthis day and age b. this day and age: the current time. Originally and chiefly in in this day and age: at the present time; nowadays. Cf. sense 14a(b). ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the present (time) > [noun] instancec1374 nowa1393 presenta1425 nowadays?c1425 the time1484 presentens1509 here1608 present tense1630 now1633 the now1720 day1766 today1831 this day and age1832 of the period1859 nowaday1886 these days1936 1832 Genesee (Rochester, N.Y.) Farmer 24 Mar. 91/2 In this day and age, no one who is blessed with health and a common share of that indispensible article, good sense, can have an excuse for ignorance. 1902 Metal Worker 18 Jan. 40/1 The numerous abuses that beset all business ventures in this day and age. 1944 H. Croome You've gone Astray xxi. 209 Do you mean to say that in this day and age..you're going to come the conventional? 1958 Spectator 18 July 116/2 The needs of this day and age. 2011 Daily Mail (Nexis) 6 Dec. ‘This was actually a private orgy,’ he said, most indignant. How reassuring, in this day and age, to find a chap so insistent on manners. < as lemmas |
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