contemporary的音标

英 [kənˈtemprəri]

美 [kənˈtempəreri]

contemporary的用法

adj. 属同时期的;同一时代的;当代的;现代的

n. 同代人;同辈人;同龄人

复数： contemporaries

记忆技巧：con 共同 + tempor 时间 + ary …的 → 同时间的 → 同代的

contemporary的例句

1.She writes a lot of contemporary music for people like Whitney Houston 

她给像惠特尼·休斯敦这样的人写了很多当代音乐作品。

2.Like most of my contemporaries, I grew up in a vastly different world. 

和大多数同辈人一样，我生长在一个截然不同的世界。

3.Perhaps he should have a more updated look, a more contemporary style 

也许他应该有一个更新的形象，更具时代性的风格。

4.Only the names are ancient; the characters are modern and contemporary. 

只有姓名是古代的；人物都是现代的、摩登的。

5.In the contemporary western world, rapidly changing styles cater to a desire for novelty and individualism. 

在当代西方社会，快速变化的时尚迎合了人们追求新奇和个性的需求。

contemporary的常见句型

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

contemporary+ n.

1.My studies were devoted almost entirely to contemporary literature.

我的研究几乎全部集中在当代文学上了。

用作表语

S+be+contemporary

1.The telephone and the gramophone were contemporary.

电话和留声机是同一时代的产物。

2.Bach and Handel were contemporary composers.

巴哈和亨德尔是同时代的作曲家。

S+be+contemporary+ prep .-phrase

1.Shakespeare was not contemporary with Dickens.

莎士比亚与狄更斯不是同时代的人。

contemporary的词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

contemporary+名词

contemporary art 现代艺术

contemporary authors 当代作家

contemporary composers 同时代的作曲家

contemporary的真题例句

1.a dictator in the contemporary business world  

出自-四级2012年12月阅读原文

2."This is Hesiod, of course, a younger contemporary poet, we believe, with Homer," Soupios says.

2016年6月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

3.Many contemporary ideas about kitchen design can be traced back to another American, Christine Frederick, who set about enhancing the efficiency of the housewife.

出自-六级2016年6月阅读原文

4.When I was eighteen, I decided that I really preferred contemporary dance and that I wanted to do it professionally.

2018年高考英语全国卷3 听力 原文

5.In our contemporary culture, the prospect of communicating with—or even looking at-a stranger is virtually unbearable.

2015年考研真题（英语二）完形填空 Section Ⅰ

6.Sales of contemporary art fell by two-thirds, and in the most overheated sector, they were down by nearly 90% in the year to November 2008.

2010年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ