contemporariness
contemporariness — 名詞
1. the quality of seeming up-to-date and connected to the present time, rather than
現代感
具有當今時代特質的狀態
the quality of seeming up-to-date and connected to the present time, rather than recalling an earlier period — used especially of art, architecture, design, and literature
The museum's new wing was admired for its contemporariness and open design.
美術館新建的側館因其現代感與開放式設計而備受讚賞。
passive: was admired for its contemporariness
Linh's fashion designs stood out because of their bold contemporariness and simple shapes.
Linh 的時裝設計因大膽的現代感與簡潔線條而脫穎而出。
stood out because of + bold contemporariness
Caleb believes a novel's contemporariness comes from its ideas, not the year it was written.
Caleb 認為一本小說的現代感來自於其思想內涵，而非寫作年代。
The architect added a glass roof to give the old building a feeling of contemporariness.
建築師加裝了玻璃屋頂，賦予這棟老建築一種現代感。
Elena thinks a film's contemporariness matters more than famous actors or big special effects.
Elena 覺得一部電影的現代感比知名演員或炫目特效更重要。
- modernity
more common and broader — covers technology, society, and attitudes as well as aesthetic quality
- modernness
simpler and less formal; works in everyday descriptions but less frequent in academic writing
- currency
focuses on being up-to-date and relevant now, especially for ideas, research, or information
- contemporaneity
a rarer, more technical synonym used mainly by art historians and academic critics
- datedness
the quality of feeling tied to an earlier period and no longer fresh
- old-fashionedness
a stronger term suggesting something actively resists the present era
文法句型
the contemporariness of + noun phrase
a sense of contemporariness
a feeling of contemporariness
用法筆記
Uncountable. Appears most often in critical writing about art, architecture, literature, and design — rarely used in everyday conversation. Typically follows 'the' or appears with 'a sense of' / 'a feeling of'.