| 单词 | contemporaneous |
| 释义 | contemporaneous (once / 3597 pages) adj If you're born on the same day as your friend, you've got a contemporaneous birthday, or one that happens in the same period of time. Contemporaneous comes from the Latin prefix con- meaning "together with" and temporaneus, meaning "time." Two contemporaneous events happen together in time. Richard Nixon's presidency and the first man on the moon are contemporaneous — both happened at the same period of time in history. WORD FAMILYcontemporaneous: contemporaneity, contemporaneously, contemporaneousness+/contemporaneity: contemporaneities USAGE EXAMPLESBut a contemporaneous Slate story argued that the test was not definitive. Slate(Oct 19, 2016) Mary Akeley, a fifth-grade teacher at Burgundy Farms Country Day, decided to shift from contemporaneous elections and instead focus on elections in the Iroquois nation. Washington Post(Oct 17, 2016) Mr. Phillips, the mayor’s spokesman, later said that those two events were contemporaneous and occurred in late March. New York Times(Sep 29, 2016) 1adj occurring in the same period of time a rise in interest rates is often contemporaneous with an increase in inflation Syn contemporary synchronal, synchronic, synchronous occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase 2adj of the same period Syn coetaneous, coeval synchronal, synchronic, synchronous occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase |
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