contemporariescontemporary[kEn5tempErEri]n.同时代的人adj.当代的, 同时代的contemporarycon.tem.po.rar.yAHD:[k…n-tµm“p…-rµr”¶] D.J.[k*n6temp*7reri8]K.K.[k*n6tWmp*7rWri]adj.Abbr. contemp.（形容词）缩写 contemp.Belonging to the same period of time:属于同时期的：a fact documented by two contemporary sources.由两份同期原始资料所证明的事实Of about the same age.（大约）同年龄的Current; modern:当前的；现代（派）的：contemporary trends in design.现代（派）设计倾向n.（名词）【复数】 con.tem.po.rar.ies缩写 contemp.One of the same time or age:同龄人：同一时代或同一年龄的人：Shelley and Keats were contemporaries.雪莱和济慈是同一时代的人A person of the present age.当前时代的人Medieval Latin contempor³s 中世纪拉丁语 contempor³s Latin com- [com-] 拉丁语 com- [前缀，表“合”] Latin tempus tempor- [time] 拉丁语 tempus tempor- [时代] Latin -³s [-ary] 拉丁语 -³s [后缀，表“与…有关的人”] contem”porar“ilyAHD:[-tµm”p…-râr“…-l¶] （副词）contemporary， contemporaneous， simultaneous， synchronous， concurrent， coincident， concomitantThese adjectives mean existing or occurring at the same time. 这些形容词表示存在或发生于同一时期的。Contemporary is used more often of persons, [x]contemporaneous of events and facts: Contemporary 更多地用来形容人，而contemporaneous 则形容事件或事实： The composer Salieri had the misfortune of being contemporary with Mozart. 作曲家萨利埃不幸与莫扎特处于同时代。A rise in interest rates is often contemporaneous with an increase in inflation. Only contemporary has the sense “modern” or “present-day”: 利率的提高常常与通货膨胀的增长同时出现。 只有contemporary 有“现代的”或“当前的”之意： I heard a concert of contemporary music. 我听了一场现代派音乐会。Simultaneous more narrowly specifies occurrence of events at the same time: Simultaneous 更为狭义地具体指事件的同时发生：Opponents of nuclear power tried to organize simultaneous demonstrations in all the major cities. 核动力反对者们试图在所有大城市里组织同时进行的示威活动。Synchronous refers to correspondence of events in time over a generally short period: Synchronous 指事件在一般为期较短的时间内的一致：The animal uttered a series of low cries that seemed synchronous with its heartbeat. 这只野兽发出一连串似乎与它的心跳频率一致的低吼声。Concurrent implies parallelism in character or length of time: Concurrent 含有在性质或时间段上一致的意思：The mass murderer was given three concurrent life sentences. 那个屠杀群众的凶手被同时判处并执行三个无期徒刑。Coincident applies to events occurring at the same time without implying a relationship between them: Coincident 适用于同时发生的事件但并不暗示它们之间有相互联系：“The resistance to the Pope's authority . . . is pretty nearly coincident with the rise of the Ottomans” (John Henry Newman). “对教皇权威的反抗与奥斯曼土耳其人的兴起几乎同时发生” （约翰·亨利·纽曼）。Concomitant refers to coincidence in time of events so clearly related that one seems attendant on the other: Concomitant 也指事件的同时发生，但这些事件有明显的相互联系以至于似乎一件事是随着另一件事而产生的结果：He is an adherent of the theories of Sigmund Freud and had a concomitant belief in the efficacy of psychoanalysis. 他是西格蒙·弗洛伊德学说的信徒，自然也就相信解析的功效 When contemporary is used in reference to something in the past, its meaning is not always clear. Contemporary critics of Shakespeare may mean critics in his time or critics in our time. When the context does not make the meaning clear, misunderstanding can be avoided by using phrases such as critics in Shakespeare's time or modern critics. 当comtemporary 被用来指过去的事情时， 它的含义有时是很模糊的。Contemporary critics of Shakespeare 可以表示与莎士比亚同时代的评论家们或者我们当代的评论家们。 如果上下文不能说清楚意思，可以用诸如critics in Shakespeare's time（莎士比亚那个时代的评价家们） 或 modern critics（当代评论家们） 之类的短语以避免产生误解 contemporary[kEn5tempErEri]n.同代的人， 同时期的人； 同辈现代的人同时代的报刊， 报刊同业Keats and Shelley were -ries.济慈和雪莱是同代人。Is this musician a contemporary？ 这位音乐家是现代人吗？contemporary[kEn5tempErEri]adj.同时期〔代〕的当〔现〕代的contemporary literature [writers]当代文学〔作家〕Marlowe was contemporary with Shakespeare.马洛与莎士比亚是同时代的。C-cars are more streamlined than older ones.当代轿车比旧时轿车更具流线型。contemporary contemporaneous都含 “同时代的”意思。contemporary 可用于人或事物， 如：contemporary records of events 同时代的大事记。 contemporaneous只用于物， 如：contemporaneous events 同时发生的事件ancient outdated.contemporary来自拉丁语 com- 同 + temporarius 时代的< tempus时间
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