coeval
/kəʊˈiːvl/ (bre, ipa) · /kəʊˈiːvl/ (ame, ipa) · /kō-ˈē-vəl/ (ame, mw) · /kəʊˈiː.vəl/ (bre, ipa) · /koʊˈiː.vəl/ (ame, ipa)
coeval — 形容詞
- coevalpositive
- more coevalcomparative
- most coevalsuperlative
1. born, formed, or in existence during the same historical period as something or
同代的
形容同一歷史時期或起源年代相同的事物
born, formed, or in existence during the same historical period as something or someone else; matched in age or date of origin.
The cave paintings at Lascaux are roughly coeval with the earliest known stone tools from the region.
拉斯科洞窟壁畫的年代，大致與該地區已知最早的石器同時期。
be coeval with [noun] for matching historical dates
Christopher argued that the oak beams in the chapel ceiling are coeval with the foundations below.
Christopher 認為禮拜堂屋頂的橡木橫樑，與下方的地基屬於同一時期。
comparing parts of the same structure for shared age
The astronomer noted that those two distant stars appear to be coeval, having formed in the same cosmic cloud.
天文學家指出，那兩顆遙遠的恆星形成於同一片星雲，年代相近。
Many bronze tools found near the river are coeval with the pottery shards Aoi unearthed last summer.
在河邊發現的許多青銅工具，與 Aoi 去年夏天挖出的陶片屬於同一時代。
Roman roads coeval with the empire's expansion still lie buried under modern fields in Britain.
與羅馬帝國擴張時期同代修築的羅馬道路，至今仍埋在英國的田野之下。
- contemporaneous
closest formal synonym; equally academic but slightly more common in historical writing
- contemporary
broader and more everyday; can mean 'modern' as well as 'of the same era', so context decides
- concurrent
focuses on overlap in time, often shorter spans (events, processes), not eras
- synchronous
technical register; emphasises precise simultaneity, often in science or technology
- anachronistic
describes something out of its proper time period
- later
plain everyday opposite when one thing post-dates another
文法句型
be coeval with [noun]
coeval [plural noun]
用法筆記
Almost always paired with 'with' to name the second thing being matched in date. Subjects are typically physical artefacts, geological features, or historical phenomena — not people in casual contexts (use 'the same age' instead).
常見錯誤
coeval — 名詞
- coevalsingular
- coevalsplural
1. a person or thing that was born, made, or came into being at roughly the same ti
同代人
與某人或某物約莫同時出現或出生的人或事物
a person or thing that was born, made, or came into being at roughly the same time as another, often discussed alongside that other for comparison.
The poet Selim was a coeval of several painters who shared his fascination with desert light.
詩人 Selim 與幾位同樣著迷於沙漠光線的畫家是同代人。
a coeval of [person] for naming a peer in the same era
Among her coevals at the university, Maeve was the first to publish a book on medieval law.
在大學的同代人當中，Maeve 是第一個出版中世紀法律專書的人。
[possessive] coevals for naming peers within a group
This medieval manuscript and its coevals in the abbey library all use the same iron-gall ink.
這份中世紀手稿與修道院圖書館裡同代的其他抄本，都使用相同的鐵膽墨水。
Nia spent years researching one Jacobean playwright and the playwright's coevals in London taverns.
Nia 花了多年研究一位詹姆斯一世時期的劇作家，以及那位劇作家在倫敦酒館裡的同代人。
- contemporary
by far the more common everyday noun for someone of the same era
- peer
emphasises equal status rather than equal age; not restricted to the same period
文法句型
a coeval of [person/thing]
[possessive] coeval
用法筆記
Often appears in academic or literary writing about historical figures, artists, or artefacts. The plural 'coevals' is far more common than the singular, since the word usually names a group of peers being compared.