contemporaneousness

contemporaneousness — 名詞

1. the condition in which two or more events, people, or things exist or take place

1.名詞C2
釋義

同時性

同一歷史時期存在的狀態

the condition in which two or more events, people, or things exist or take place at the same stretch of history as each other.

例句

Dr. Imani noted the contemporaneousness of the fossils found in Kenya and those discovered in South Africa.

Imani 博士指出，在肯亞與南非發現的化石具有同時性。

pattern: the contemporaneousness of [source A] and [source B]

The contemporaneousness of the two earthquakes led scientists to look for a single cause.

兩次地震的同時性讓科學家們尋找單一的成因。

同義詞
  • contemporaneity

    The standard, preferred synonym; shorter and far more common in academic writing.

  • simultaneity

    Emphasises events happening at the exact same moment, not just within the same historical period.

  • coexistence

    Broader term; can refer to living or existing together in the same place or time, not limited to historical periods.

反義詞
  • asynchrony

    Describes a lack of temporal alignment between events or processes.

文法句型

the contemporaneousness of [noun] and [noun]

用法筆記

This word is very rare in everyday speech; the shorter synonym 'contemporaneity' is almost always preferred. It appears almost exclusively in formal academic writing about history, archaeology, geology, and art history.

常見錯誤

❌The contemporaneousness of the two buildings was clear.
✅The two buildings were clearly contemporaneous.
💡Using the adjective 'contemporaneous' in a subject–verb–complement sentence is simpler and more natural than using the rare noun form.