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

• 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。
• Tourism is very important to people who live in modern-day Athens.
  旅游业对于居住在雅典的人来说是非常重要的。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Scripting languages like Ruby, Python, and PHP power modern-day server-side Web development.
  诸如Ruby、Python和PHP这样的脚本语言可助力当今的服务器端Web开发。
• 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 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 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 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。