词汇 | contemporary |
释义 | contemporary /kәn`tєmpәˏrєrɪ/ adj. Existing or occurring at the same time. 同时存在的;同时发生的。 Belonging to the same time; coeval. 同时的;同年代的。 Scott was contemporary with Byron. 史考特是与拜伦同时期的。 Same as cotemporary. 亦可作 cotemporary。 (复数: contemporaries) n. A person or thing existing at the same time as another. 同时代之人或物。 a contemporary of Newton 与牛顿同时代之人。 cf. Contemporary and contemporaneous both mean existing or happening at the same period of time, contemporary (often applied to the present) referring more often to persons or their works, and contemporaneous, to events. Contemporary 和 contemporaneous 二者皆指存在或发生于同一时间的, contemporary (常用于目前的)较常指人或其作品,而 contemporary 则指事件。 Coeval implies extension over the same period of time when a very long duration is involved. Coeval 指同时期的(牵涉到一段漫长的时期)。 Simultaneous implies occurrence at the same point or brief interval of time. Simultaneous 指发生于同一时刻或时段中的。 synonyms contemporary, contemporaneous, coeval, simultaneous. |
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