英汉词典

1. 当代的;现代的
    Contemporary things are modern and relate to the present time.

    e.g. She writes a lot of contemporary music for people like Whitney Houston...
           她给像惠特尼·休斯敦这样的人写了很多当代音乐作品。
    e.g. Perhaps he should have a more updated look, a more contemporary style...
           也许他应该有一个更新的形象，更具时代性的风格。

2. 同时发生的;同时期的;同时代的
    Contemporary people or things were alive or happened at the same time as something else you are talking about.

    e.g. ...drawing upon official records and the reports of contemporary witnesses.
           利用官方的记录与当时的见证者的报告

3. 同时期的人;同时代的人
    Someone's contemporary is a person who is or was alive at the same time as them.

    e.g. Like most of my contemporaries, I grew up in a vastly different world.
           和大多数同辈人一样，我生长在一个截然不同的世界。
    e.g. ...a glossary of musical terms found in Shakespeare and his contemporaries.
           莎士比亚及其同时代人音乐术语汇编