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

• 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。
• Ever since Prince William proposed to Kate Middleton, their relationship has been hailed as a modern-day fairytale.
  从威廉王子向凯特米德尔顿求婚的那天起，他们的关系就被看作是现实版的童话故事。
• It has been called modern-day slavery.
  人们称之为现代版的奴隶制度。
• Even in modern-day Britain it seems some people still believe in sorcery and black magic.
  即使在当今的英国，有些人似乎仍然相信魔法和巫术。
• A very serious issue in our modern-day society is that light pollution is a terrible waste of energy.
  现代社会面临的一个非常严重的问题就是光污染是对能源的可怕浪费。
• 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。
• 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。
• Disney Imagineers would be lost without the modern-day myths they use as the foundation for the experiences they build.
  如果没有现代社会的约定俗成，著名的迪斯尼幻想家们就失去了他们创建的体验基础。
• The film transposes Austen's comedy of manners to modern-day India.
  这部电影将奥斯丁的社交喜剧的背景换成了现代印度。