contemporary
contemporary — 形容詞
- contemporarypositive
- more contemporarycomparative
- most contemporarysuperlative
1. connected with the current era, having the qualities or look of the modern world
現代；當代
屬於目前這個時代的，具有現代感的
connected with the current era, having the qualities or look of the modern world rather than the past
Rin's kitchen has a clean, contemporary look with white walls and wooden tables.
Rin 的廚房採用白色牆壁和木桌，呈現簡潔現代的風格。
collocation: contemporary look / contemporary design
The gallery focuses on contemporary art made by young artists from Asia.
這間畫廊專注於亞洲年輕藝術家創作的當代藝術作品。
collocation: contemporary art
This contemporary dance group uses music and movement to tell stories.
這個現代舞團運用音樂和肢體動作來講述故事。
Élise prefers contemporary furniture with simple shapes and no extra details.
Élise 偏愛造型簡約、線條俐落的現代家具。
- contemporary art
- contemporary music
- contemporary design
- contemporary architecture
- contemporary society
- contemporary culture
- contemporary style
- modern
wider meaning; can imply a break from tradition, whereas contemporary simply means 'of the present time'
- current
more neutral and factual; lacks the style/character connotation of contemporary
- up-to-date
emphasizes inclusion of the latest information or features; more informal than contemporary
- old-fashioned
belonging to or typical of an earlier time
- traditional
following long-established customs rather than modern approaches
文法句型
contemporary + noun
be + contemporary
常見錯誤
2. connected with a particular historical time that another person, object, or even
同期；同代
與某個特定歷史時期屬於同一時代的
connected with a particular historical time that another person, object, or event also belongs to — for example, a writer and the society she lived in
Historians study contemporary documents to understand what daily life was like in ancient Rome.
歷史學家透過研究當時的文獻來了解古羅馬的日常生活。
collocation: contemporary documents / contemporary accounts
Shakespeare's plays give readers a picture of contemporary English society and its values.
莎士比亞的戲劇讓讀者得以一窺當時英國社會及其價值觀。
Archaeologists compared the tools found at the site with contemporary objects from nearby regions.
考古學家將現場發現的工具與鄰近地區同時期的器物進行比對。
The museum exhibits Victorian furniture alongside contemporary paintings from the same period.
博物館同時展出維多利亞時期的家具與同一時代的畫作。
pattern: contemporary + noun + from the same era (reinforces the meaning)
- contemporary documents
- contemporary accounts
- contemporary sources
- contemporary records
- contemporary writings
- contemporary evidence
- contemporary with
- coeval
very formal and rare; used mostly in academic writing
- coexisting
focuses on existence at the same time rather than cultural/historical belonging
文法句型
contemporary + noun
contemporary with + noun phrase
用法筆記
The referring historical period must be clearly named or established by context — the sentence cannot use this sense without telling the reader which period is meant. Frequently seen with proper historical names: Victorian, Renaissance, Ming Dynasty, etc.
常見錯誤
contemporary — 名詞
- contemporarysingular
- contemporariesplural
1. a person who lived or exists in the same historical period as another person, es
同時代的人
與另一人處於同一歷史時期的人
a person who lived or exists in the same historical period as another person, especially a famous or notable figure
Einstein and his contemporaries explored the nature of space and time during the early 1900s.
愛因斯坦和他的同時代人在二十世紀初共同探索時空的奧秘。
pattern: [person] and his/her contemporaries
Jane Austen's contemporaries included other women writers who also published novels about family life.
珍·奧斯汀同時代的其他女性作家也出版過描寫家庭生活的小說。
Kemi studies the artist Tamara de Lempicka and her contemporaries in 1920s Paris.
Kemi 研究藝術家 Tamara de Lempicka 與她在1920年代巴黎的同時代人。
Unlike many of his contemporaries, the scientist insisted on running careful experiments before publishing results.
有別於許多同時代的科學家，這位研究人員堅持在發表成果前仔細進行實驗。
- [person]'s contemporaries
- a contemporary of [person]
- contemporaries in [field/place]
文法句型
[person]'s contemporaries
a contemporary of [person]
用法筆記
The person or group used as the reference point must be named or clearly understood from context. Often used in the plural (contemporaries) with a possessive: Mozart and his contemporaries.
常見錯誤
2. someone who is roughly as old as you — for example, a person who grew up in the
同齡；同輩
年齡相近的人
someone who is roughly as old as you — for example, a person who grew up in the same decade or is at a similar stage of life
Tamás enjoys running with his contemporaries from the local sports club.
Tamás 喜歡和當地運動俱樂部裡同齡的人一起跑步。
pattern: [person]'s contemporaries (same age group)
At the conference, Lara found few contemporaries — most attendees were over sixty.
在會議上，Lara 發現幾乎沒有同年紀的人——大多數與會者都超過六十歲。
Children often learn social skills more quickly from their contemporaries than from adults.
兒童從同齡人身上學習社交技巧，往往比從大人身上學得更快。
Dario's contemporaries are all starting families and buying homes in the same neighborhood.
Dario 的同齡人都開始成家立業，在同一個社區買房子了。
- [person]'s contemporaries
- [person]'s age contemporaries
文法句型
[person]'s contemporaries
be contemporaries
用法筆記
Often interchangeable with 'peer' in informal contexts. Unlike noun sense 1 (SAME ERA), this sense does not require a known historical figure as reference — ordinary people's age-group connections are sufficient.
常見錯誤
同根字
- contemporarily副詞C1
- contemporaneous形容詞C2
- contemporaneity名詞C2
常見搭配
常用片語
- contemporary with something
- a contemporary of someone
介系詞搭配
- contemporary with