| 单词 | contemporary |
| 释义 | contemporary —contemporary /kənˈtem.pər.ər.i/ aep /-pə.rer-/ adjective (EXISTING NOW) ► B2 existing or happening now: » contemporary music/literature/art/fashion» Although the play was written hundreds of years ago, it still has a contemporary (= modern) feel to it.Thesaurus+: ↑Now• • • Extra Examples:» These are radical changes which will alter the complexion of the British contemporary dance scene.» The contemporary dialogue for me struck a slightly discordant note.» She is widely regarded as the high priestess of contemporary dance.» She gave a series of lectures at Warwick University last year on contemporary British writers.» It is a tenet of contemporary psychology that an individual's mental health is supported by having good social networks.adjective (OF SAME PERIOD) ► F0 belonging to the same or a stated period in the past: » Almost all of the contemporary accounts of the event have been lost.» Most of the writers he was contemporary with were interested in the same subjects.Thesaurus+: ↑Relating to timenoun [C] F0 someone living during the same period as someone else: » Was he a contemporary of Shakespeare's?Thesaurus+: ↑Friends, acquaintances and contemporariesF0 a person who is of the same age as you: » She didn't mix with her contemporaries, preferring the company of older people.Thesaurus+: ↑Friends, acquaintances and contemporaries |
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