1. | ~ (with sb/sth) 属同时期的;同一时代的belonging to the same time |
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。 | |
He was contemporary with the dramatist Congreve. 他与剧作家康格里夫属于同一时代。 |
2. | 当代的;现代的belonging to the present time |
life in contemporary Britain 当代英国的生活 | |
contemporary fiction/music/dance 当代小说╱音乐╱舞蹈 |