contemporary

Word family  noun contemporary adjective contemporary adverb contemporarily

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con·tem·po·ra·ry1 /kənˈtempərəri, -pəri $ -pəreri/ ●●○ AWL adjective  1  ANOWbelonging to the present time 当代的 SYN moderncontemporary music/art/dance etc an exhibition of contemporary Japanese prints 当代日本版画展 life in contemporary Britain 当代英国的生活2  TIME/AT THE SAME TIMEhappening or done in the same period of time 发生[存在]于同一时代的contemporary with The wall hangings are thought to be roughly contemporary with the tiled floors. 壁饰和瓷砖地面被认为差不多出现在同一时代。n COLLOCATIONScontemporary + NOUNcontemporary art/music/danceEach year there is a contemporary music festival in November.contemporary artists/writersPaintings by contemporary artists covered the walls.contemporary societyWhat is the role of television in contemporary society?the contemporary worldThe environment is a major issue in the contemporary world.contemporary lifethe complexity of contemporary lifecontemporary Britain/America etcThe book moves from the late 19th century to contemporary America.contemporary culture/science etcScience is an important part of contemporary culture.contemporary issues (=subjects or problems that a lot of people are talking about)contemporary issues such as transport and pollution

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contemporary• The cafe's decor is clean and contemporary.• Since its opening in 1978 the gallery has been seen as the main centre for contemporary art in the city.• It was strongly influenced by the contemporary art movement known as Constructivism, which was being energetically pursued.• I'm not very impressed by the works of many contemporary artists.• Contemporary Indian cinema has its roots in folk culture.• Composers like Philip Glass have made contemporary music more popular.• Thus, contemporary ontological debates relating to the photograph are divergent.• It is arguably the greatest source of violence and death in the contemporary political world.• The methods available are constantly increasing in number and their utility is greater as the complexity of contemporary processes is revealed.• the declining importance of religion in contemporary societies• To put the same observation in more contemporary terms, families learn about what marriage means from their experience of marriage.• This latter was especially troublesome because the contemporary theory dismissed it as self-correcting.contemporary music/art/dance etc• Its street entrance was transformed into a gallery designed to display contemporary art.• One characteristic of contemporary art history has been its extensive use of non-art-historical texts.• What is your opinion of the current state of contemporary art, in this country and internationally?• There was a lot of contemporary art on the walls, not exactly her taste but not overly crude and jarring.• Mass Media: As of yet, there is no national contemporary music paper in the Soviet Union.• With contemporary art, there is not always a right or wrong answer.• Particularly if it means introducing contemporary music to Angelenos.contemporary2 ●●○ AWL noun (plural contemporaries) [countable]  TIME/AT THE SAME TIMEsomeone who lived or was in a particular place at the same time as someone else 同时代的人；同辈somebody’s contemporaries Oswald was much admired by his contemporaries at the Academy. 奥斯瓦尔德在皇家艺术学会中很受同时代人的敬仰。

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contemporary• This, they suggest, can be seen in the Tagar culture, a contemporary of the Pazyryk tombs.• The following portrait sketches by contemporaries are, there-fore, of special interest.• Atkins is still working, long after many of his contemporaries have retired.• To most of his contemporaries Blake was a nutter or simply inept.• The problem was considered particularly vexing because, as the research of contemporaries showed, it affected middle class women most.• More than almost any of her predecessors or contemporaries, Pires underlines this generic relationship.• The music, by Brecht's contemporaries Weill and Eisler, adds atmosphere and reinforces the strong protest against tyranny and persecution.• But this was not clear to contemporaries.Origin contemporary1 (1600-1700) Medieval Latin contemporarius, from Latin com- ( → COM-) + tempus “time”

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con‧tem‧po‧ra‧ry¹ W2 AC /kənˈtempərəri, -pəri $ -pəreri/ adjective1. belonging to the present time
   SYN  modern
    contemporary music/art/dance etc
    an exhibition of contemporary Japanese prints
    life in contemporary Britain
2. happening or done in the same period of time
    contemporary with
    The wall hangings are thought to be roughly contemporary with the tiled floors.
     

COLLOCATIONS

■ contemporary + NOUN
   ▪ contemporary art/music/dance Each year there is a contemporary music festival in November.
   ▪ contemporary artists/writers Paintings by contemporary artists covered the walls.
   ▪ contemporary society What is the role of television in contemporary society?
   ▪ the contemporary world The environment is a major issue in the contemporary world.
   ▪ contemporary life the complexity of contemporary life
   ▪ contemporary Britain/America etc The book moves from the late 19th century to contemporary America.
   ▪ contemporary culture/science etc Science is an important part of contemporary culture.
   ▪ contemporary issues (=subjects or problems that a lot of people are talking about) contemporary issues such as transport and pollution
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ present [only before noun] happening or existing now: The present situation could get much worse. | the present century | There are no plans to build more houses here at the present time.
   ▪ current [only before noun] present – used especially about something that is not expected to stay the same for long: current trends in fashion | the current state of the UK economy
   ▪ existing [only before noun] formal existing or being used now – used about things or situations that you think may be changed in the future: The existing offices are too small. | The proposal will strengthen existing immigration laws.
   ▪ contemporary [only before noun] used about the art, writing, ideas, society etc that belong to the present time: the impact of computer-generated imagery on contemporary art and design | contemporary music in Russia
   ▪ today’s/of today used about conditions and attitudes that exist now, when you are comparing them with those that existed in the past: People struggle to keep up with the pace of life in today’s world of instant communications. | the liberal ideology of today

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contemporary² AC noun (plural contemporaries) [countable]someone who lived or was in a particular place at the same time as someone else
    sb’s contemporaries
    Oswald was much admired by his contemporaries at the Academy.