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belonging to the same time 屬同時期的；同一時代的 We have no contemporary account of the battle (= written near the time that it happened). 我們沒有當時人們對這一戰役的記載。 - contemporary with somebody/something
He was contemporary with the dramatist Congreve. 他與劇作家康格裏夫屬於同一時代。 The amphitheatre is roughly contemporary with the Colosseum in Rome. 圓形劇場與羅馬鬥獸場大致是同時代的。
Extra ExamplesTopics Historyb2She used only strictly contemporary documents to research the book. 她只用嚴格屬於同一時期的文獻來研究這本書。 a composer contemporary with Beethoven 與貝多芬同時代的作曲家 a period broadly contemporary with the Shang dynasty 大致與商朝同時代的一段時期
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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belonging to the present time 當代的；現代的 contemporary society/culture 當代社會/文化 contemporary art/music/dance 當代藝術/音樂/舞蹈 contemporary architecture/literature/painting/politics/history 當代建築/文學/繪畫/政治/歷史 He is among the best-known contemporary artists. 他是當代最著名的藝術家之一。 The film paints a depressing picture of life in contemporary Britain. 這部影片描繪了當代英國壓抑的生活圖景。
Extra ExamplesTopics Buildingsb2She is one of the great innovators of contemporary dance. 她是當代舞蹈的偉大開創者之一。 The prize is awarded for the best piece of contemporary fiction published in that year. 該獎項授予當年出版的最佳當代小說。 This approach has contributed to growing inequality almost everywhere in the contemproary world. 這種方法導致當代世界幾乎所有地方的不平等都在加劇。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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following modern ideas in style or design 當代的；現代的 Try some contemporary colours on your kitchen walls. 試試你廚房牆壁上的現代色彩。
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin contemporarius, from con- ‘together with’ + tempus, tempor- ‘time’ (on the pattern of Latin contemporaneus and late Latin contemporalis).