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belonging to the same time 属同时期的；同一时代的 We have no contemporary account of the battle (= written near the time that it happened). 我们没有当时人们对这一战役的记载。 - contemporary with somebody/something
He was contemporary with the dramatist Congreve. 他与剧作家康格里夫属于同一时代。 The amphitheatre is roughly contemporary with the Colosseum in Rome. 圆形剧场与罗马斗兽场大致是同时代的。
Extra ExamplesTopics Historyb2She used only strictly contemporary documents to research the book. 她只用严格属于同一时期的文献来研究这本书。 a composer contemporary with Beethoven 与贝多芬同时代的作曲家 a period broadly contemporary with the Shang dynasty 大致与商朝同时代的一段时期
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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belonging to the present time 当代的；现代的 contemporary society/culture 当代社会/文化 contemporary art/music/dance 当代艺术/音乐/舞蹈 contemporary architecture/literature/painting/politics/history 当代建筑/文学/绘画/政治/历史 He is among the best-known contemporary artists. 他是当代最著名的艺术家之一。 The film paints a depressing picture of life in contemporary Britain. 这部影片描绘了当代英国压抑的生活图景。
Extra ExamplesTopics Buildingsb2She is one of the great innovators of contemporary dance. 她是当代舞蹈的伟大开创者之一。 The prize is awarded for the best piece of contemporary fiction published in that year. 该奖项授予当年出版的最佳当代小说。 This approach has contributed to growing inequality almost everywhere in the contemproary world. 这种方法导致当代世界几乎所有地方的不平等都在加剧。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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following modern ideas in style or design 当代的；现代的 Try some contemporary colours on your kitchen walls. 试试你厨房墙壁上的现代色彩。
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).