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 Great Pyramid is the largest of three Pyramids at Giza, bordering modern-day Cairo.
  大金字塔在吉萨是三座金字塔中最大的，毗接于现代开罗的边境。
• Bosses have produced a modern-day drama about the fictional 19th Century detective and his sidekick.
  老大们根据19世纪名侦探和他的死党的小说改编了一部现代剧。
• 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。
• 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 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• As for the gold, this modern-day prospector pans it like its 1848.
  至于黄金，这位现代探矿者淘金的法子还和1848年时相差无几。
• The novel is a portrayal of a modern-day woman.
  这篇小说塑造了一个新的女性形象。