modern-day

英 [ˌmɒdn ˈdeɪ]

美 [ˌmɑːdərn ˈdeɪ]

adj.  现代的; 当代的; 现代版的，翻新的(通常用于消极事物)

Collins.1

牛津词典

adj.

• 现代的；当代的
  of the present time
  1. modern-day America
     当代美国
• 现代版的，翻新的（通常用于消极事物）
  used to describe a modern form of sb/sth, usually sb/sth bad or unpleasant, that existed in the past
  1. It has been called modern-day slavery.
     人们称之为现代版的奴隶制度。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 现代的;当代的
  Modern-dayis used to refer to the new or modern aspects of a place, an activity, or a society.
  1. ...modern-day America.
     当代美国
  2. ...the by-products of modern-day living.
     现代生活的副产品

英英释义

adj

• characteristic of the present
  1. contemporary trends in design
  2. the role of computers in modern-day medicine
  Synonym:contemporary

双语例句

• The villain is a modern-day Mongol with dreams of restoring national power and pride.
  故事中的反派是一个现代的蒙古人，做着有朝一日复国的大梦；
• The modern-day plastic revolution is manifest in Japan and the countries of western Europe.
  现代的塑料革命在日本和西欧国家是明显的。
• It has been called modern-day slavery.
  人们称之为现代版的奴隶制度。
• Modern-day explorers set out in spacecraft to explore the moon and the universe.
  现在的探险家们，乘坐宇宙飞船，去探索月球和宇宙。
• Let us look at a few biblical and modern-day examples.
  让我们看几个圣经上的和现代生活里的例子。
• On the other hand, it is far from clear that he was a genuine worker of modern-day wonders.
  另一方面，他是当代奇迹的真正创造者-这一点十分模糊。
• I'm also including modern-day approaches to computational theory, cognitive neuroscience, evolutionary theory and cultural psychology.
  而这些理论则包括了，计算理论，认知神经科学，进化论，以及文化心理学的诸多当代理论。
• The independent Republic of West Papua is proclaimed in modern-day Western New guinea.
  1961年西巴布亚岛共和国宣布独立，即今日的西新几内亚。
• Miguel found that modern-day witch-killings in Tanzania are correlated with droughts and floods.
  米格尔发现，当代坦桑尼亚杀害女巫案例与干旱和洪水有关。
• But in the modern-day newspaper market, price is not necessarily the key issue.
  但在现代报纸市场，价格未必是关键问题。