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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The film is a fabulous tale of witchcraft and wizardry set in modern-day Britain.
  这部影片以现代英国为背景，讲述了一个魔法无边的神奇故事。
• The modern-day sex symbol has now taken the place of the old-fashioned hero of yesteryear.
  现代的性感偶像现在已取代了往昔过时的英雄形象。
• Their achievements and way of life are still celebrated in modern-day peru.
  印加人的成就和生活方式倡炬至今。