Learn English Words the Easy Way Series – Contemporary (n) 轻松学习英语单词系列 - Contemporary（名词）

This series is particularly tailored for people learning English – English words particularly. Like many languages, English words can be broken down into parts; each part has its own meaning, contributing to the overall meaning of the word itself. Understanding how each word is put together with “parts” helps a learner remember English words easier.

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Contemporary - (n)

Phonetics 音标: [ kən-ˈtem-pə-ˌrer-ē ]

Meaning 意义:

Someone of the same period with another. Someone of the same age as another.

与他人属同一个时期的人。 与他人的年龄相约的人。

In Part 分解部份:

com + temp + orary

together + time + [n]

一同 + 时间 [名词]

Contemporary and Tempo share the same root, temp- which means time.
Many of you may know the word Contemporary as an adjective, which means of the same period. However, Contemporary we talk about today is a noun, a person. A contemporary can be your same age classmate, or someone living in the same period as another.

Contemporary 和 Tempo拥有相同的字根，temp- 指时间。

你们当中很多人都可能认识作为形容词，解作当代的这个词，Contemporary。但是今天要介绍的Contemporary是一个名词，作”人” 解释的一个词。作为名词的Contemporary**意思可指你的同年龄同学，也可以是存在于同一时期的人。看看例子可以明白它的用法。

Examples 例句:

1. She doesn't like to mingle with her contemporaries. She prefers the company of older people.

2. Beethoven and Luigi Cherubini were contemporaries.

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