contemporary/kən'tempərərɪ $ -pərerɪ/

a.

➊ belonging to the present time

➋ happening or existing at the same time

a.

➊ 当代的，现代的：contemporary music 当代音乐

◇contemporary art 当代艺术

➋ 同时期的，同时代的：[contemporary with sb/sth] Abraham Lincoln was contemporary with Charles Darwin. 亚伯拉罕·林肯和查尔斯·达尔文生活在同一个时期。

构词con (= com-) + tempor (= time) + -ary→“在同一时间内”引申为“当代的；同时代的”

音组-ary/-ərɪ $ -erɪ/

arbitrary; contemporary; literary; necessary; ordinary; secretary; vocabulary