nowadays/'naʊədeɪz/

ad. at the present time, compared to the past

ad. 当今，如今，现在：Nowadays most children prefer playing video games to playing on the ground. 如今大多数孩子喜欢打电子游戏而不喜欢到操场上嬉戏。

构词now + a + days

用法nowadays是副词，不可前置修饰名词，但可以放在名词后，如：Kids nowadays are more independent. 现在的孩子更独立。