contemporaneity
contemporaneity — 名詞
1. the condition of being part of the present age rather than the past; a modern, c
當代性
屬於當前時代而非過去的性質
the condition of being part of the present age rather than the past; a modern, current character
The curator insisted on the exhibition's contemporaneity, refusing any piece made before 2015.
館長堅持展覽的當代性，拒絕任何 2015 年之前的作品。
collocation: the contemporaneity of [exhibition/work]
Rania admired the novel's contemporaneity — it spoke directly to life after the pandemic.
Rania 欣賞這本小說的當代性——它直接描寫了疫情後的生活。
Critics praised the film's contemporaneity, noting how sharply it captured today's housing crisis.
評論家讚揚這部電影的當代性，指出它尖銳地捕捉了當今的住房危機。
For Ezra, the magazine's contemporaneity was its strongest selling point among younger readers.
對 Ezra 來說，這本雜誌的當代性是它在年輕讀者中最強的賣點。
The firm built its reputation on contemporaneity, using the newest sustainable materials in every project.
這家公司以當代性建立聲譽，每個項目都使用最新的永續材料。
collocation: build a reputation on contemporaneity
- the contemporaneity of the design
- insist on contemporaneity
- strive for contemporaneity
- a commitment to contemporaneity
- modernity
broader term implying a cultural break from tradition, not merely being current
- currency
emphasises being up to date, especially of information or ideas
- contemporariness
near-synonym but rarer and slightly less formal
- antiquity
the quality of belonging to the distant past
- obsolescence
the state of being outdated or no longer used
用法筆記
Used primarily in discussions of art, literature, architecture, and cultural criticism. Distinguish from sense 2 (AT THE SAME TIME), which refers to things existing in the same historical period rather than having a modern quality.
常見錯誤
2. the condition in which two or more events, people, or things share the same peri
同時代性
兩個以上事物存在於同一時期的狀態
the condition in which two or more events, people, or things share the same period in history — for example, two artists creating work in different countries during the same decade
Historians have long noted the contemporaneity of the Roman and Han empires.
歷史學家長期注意到羅馬帝國與漢帝國的同時代性。
pattern: the contemporaneity of [A] and [B]
Devika's thesis examined the contemporaneity of independence movements across three continents.
Devika 的論文探討了橫跨三大洲的獨立運動的同時代性。
The contemporaneity of the telephone and light bulb still surprises visitors at the science museum.
電話與燈泡的同時代性至今仍讓科學博物館的參觀者感到驚訝。
Marta found the contemporaneity of cave art in France and Indonesia hard to explain.
Marta 發現法國與印尼洞穴壁畫的同時代性難以解釋。
Tendai's lecture traced the contemporaneity of early writing systems in Egypt and China.
Tendai 的講座追溯了埃及與中國早期書寫系統的同時代性。
collocation: trace the contemporaneity of
- the contemporaneity of X and Y
- establish the contemporaneity of
- note the contemporaneity of
- demonstrate the contemporaneity of
- simultaneity
emphasises exact same moment rather than same broad period
- contemporaneousness
near-synonym, equally academic but slightly more common in scholarly prose
- co-occurrence
broader term; not limited to temporal overlap
- asynchronicity
the state of not occurring at the same time
用法筆記
Subject is typically plural or collective — two or more events, movements, people, or civilisations. Used mainly in academic writing, especially history, archaeology, and anthropology. Distinguish from sense 1 (MODERN CHARACTER), which describes a modern quality rather than simultaneous existence.
常見錯誤
同根字
- contemporary形容詞B2
- contemporary名詞B2
- contemporaneous形容詞C2
- contemporaneously副詞C2
常見搭配
常用片語
- the contemporaneity of