contemporary

高中CET4CET6TOEFL考研IELTS

英[k?n?tempr?ri]
美[k?n?temp?reri]

基本釋義

adj.
當(dāng)代的; 同時(shí)發(fā)生的
n.
同時(shí)期的人

詞性變化

實(shí)用例句

He was a contemporary of Freud and may have known him.

他是弗洛伊德的同代人,可能認(rèn)識(shí)弗洛伊德。

牛津詞典

She and I were contemporaries at college.

她和我在大學(xué)是同學(xué)。

牛津詞典

life in contemporary Britain

當(dāng)代英國的生活

牛津詞典

contemporary fiction/music/dance

當(dāng)代小說 / 音樂 / 舞蹈

牛津詞典

We have no contemporary account of the battle (= written near the time that it happened) .

我們沒有當(dāng)時(shí)人們對(duì)這一戰(zhàn)役的記載。

牛津詞典

He was contemporary with the dramatist Congreve.

他與劇作家康格里夫?qū)儆谕粫r(shí)代。

牛津詞典

She writes a lot of contemporary music for people like Whitney Houston...

她給像惠特尼·休斯敦這樣的人寫了很多當(dāng)代音樂作品。

Perhaps he should have a more updated look, a more contemporary style...

也許他應(yīng)該有一個(gè)更新的形象,更具時(shí)代性的風(fēng)格。

...drawing upon official records and the reports of contemporary witnesses.

利用官方的記錄與當(dāng)時(shí)的見證者的報(bào)告

Like most of my contemporaries, I grew up in a vastly different world.

和大多數(shù)同輩人一樣,我生長在一個(gè)截然不同的世界。

...a glossary of musical terms found in Shakespeare and his contemporaries.

莎士比亞及其同時(shí)代人音樂術(shù)語匯編

Shakespeare was not contemporary with Dickens.

莎士比亞與狄更斯不是同時(shí)代的人.

《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

Dickens was contemporary with Thackeray.

狄更斯與薩克萊屬于同一時(shí)代.

《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》

The telephone and the gramophone were contemporary.

電話和留聲機(jī)是同一時(shí)代的產(chǎn)物.

《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

Contemporary cars are more streamlined than older ones.

當(dāng)代轎車比舊時(shí)轎車更具流線型.

《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》

She is very much alive to contemporary issues.

她對(duì)當(dāng)代的問題十分注意.

《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

He claims that the laws are antiquated and have no contemporary relevance.

他聲稱這些法規(guī)過于陳舊,已沒有任何現(xiàn)實(shí)意義.

《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

John is a contemporary of mine.

約翰與我同齡.

《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

Local historians have reconstructed from contemporary descriptions how the hall may have looked in 1300.

根據(jù)同時(shí)期的描述,當(dāng)?shù)貧v史學(xué)家再現(xiàn)了1300年時(shí)這座禮堂的可能面貌.

《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

Marlowe was contemporary with Shakespeare.

馬洛與莎士比亞是同時(shí)代的.

《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》

an exhibition of work by contemporary British artists

當(dāng)代英國畫家作品展

《牛津高階英漢雙解詞典》

Contemporary accounts attest to his courage and determination.

當(dāng)時(shí)的報(bào)道證實(shí)了他的勇氣和決心。

《牛津高階英漢雙解詞典》

Unfortunately historic American fiction is constantly being used as a stick to beat contemporary British writers with.

不幸的是,經(jīng)典的美國小說經(jīng)常被用來作為批評(píng)當(dāng)代英國作家的依據(jù)。

柯林斯例句

Contemporary African cinema has much to offer in its vitality and freshness.

當(dāng)代非洲電影在活力和新穎性上頗足稱道。

柯林斯例句

They still get treated differently from almost every other contemporary British band.

他們所得到的待遇仍然與當(dāng)代幾乎所有其他英國樂隊(duì)都不同。

柯林斯例句

He is probably the most reviled man in contemporary theatre.

他可能是當(dāng)代戲劇界罵聲最多的人。

柯林斯例句

The aim of the course is to help students to comprehend the structure of contemporary political and social systems.

這門課程旨在幫助學(xué)生了解當(dāng)代政治與社會(huì)體制的結(jié)構(gòu)。

柯林斯例句

Audiences were going to be polled on which of three pieces of contemporary music they liked best.

將對(duì)觀眾進(jìn)行民意調(diào)查,詢問他們?cè)?部當(dāng)代音樂作品中最喜歡哪一部。

柯林斯例句

A significant exhibition of contemporary sculpture will be on view at the Portland Gallery.

一場(chǎng)關(guān)于當(dāng)代雕塑的重要展覽即將在波特蘭美術(shù)館開展。

柯林斯例句

真題例句

Contemporary artists have followed this tradition to create eggs that speak to the anxieties of our age: Life is precious, and delicate.

出自-2017年6月閱讀原文

This is Hesiod, of course, a younger contemporary poet, we believe, with Homer, Soupios says.

出自-2016年6月閱讀原文

The wise teachings of ancient Greek thinkers are timeless, and are applicable to contemporary life.

出自-2016年6月閱讀原文

It is the concern of contemporary economists.

出自-2015年12月閱讀原文

a dictator in the contemporary business world ?

出自-2012年12月閱讀原文

"This is Hesiod, of course, a younger contemporary poet, we believe, with Homer," Soupios says.

2016年6月四級(jí)真題(第二套)閱讀 Section B

Many contemporary ideas about kitchen design can be traced back to another American, Christine Frederick, who set about enhancing the efficiency of the housewife.

出自-2016年6月閱讀原文

When I was eighteen, I decided that I really preferred contemporary dance and that I wanted to do it professionally.

2018年高考英語全國卷3 聽力 原文

In our contemporary culture, the prospect of communicating with—or even looking at-a stranger is virtually unbearable.

2015年考研真題(英語二)完形填空 Section Ⅰ

Sales of contemporary art fell by two-thirds, and in the most overheated sector, they were down by nearly 90% in the year to November 2008.

2010年考研真題(英語二)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

英英釋義

Noun
  • 1. a person of nearly the same age as another

Adjective
  • 1. characteristic of the present;

    "contemporary trends in design"

    "the role of computers in modern-day medicine"

  • 2. belonging to the present time;

    "contemporary leaders"

  • 3. occurring in the same period of time;

    "a rise in interest rates is often contemporaneous with an increase in inflation"

    "the composer Salieri was contemporary with Mozart"

同義詞辨析

modern, contemporary, current, recent, present, up-to-date

這些形容詞均有"現(xiàn)代的,當(dāng)代的"之意。

  • modern: 指現(xiàn)代或近代,時(shí)期可長可短。也可指新穎、時(shí)髦的。
  • contemporary: 僅指當(dāng)今這個(gè)時(shí)代,不涉及任何過去的時(shí)代。但可表示不同的人或物存在于同一時(shí)代。
  • current: 指目前存在和發(fā)生的。
  • recent: 表示新近的,最近的,時(shí)間的長短依據(jù)所修飾的人或物而定。
  • present: 是這些詞中語氣最強(qiáng)的一個(gè)。指現(xiàn)在正發(fā)生、起作用的。
  • up-to-date: 一般用于非正式場(chǎng)合,指很時(shí)新、能反映當(dāng)前的最新發(fā)展。

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