"contemporaries" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 同龄人
• 同时代的人

Definition

与某人生活在同一时期的人，尤其是年龄或时代相近的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于学术、历史或传记语境，指同一时期的人，不用于物品。常常用于‘莎士比亚的同代人’这种表达。

Examples

Many of Einstein's contemporaries respected his theories.

爱因斯坦的许多**同龄人**都尊重他的理论。

Shakespeare and Cervantes were contemporaries.

莎士比亚和塞万提斯是**同时代的人**。

Your contemporaries are people who are about your age.

你的**同龄人**就是和你年龄差不多的人。

Unlike most of his contemporaries, he preferred to work alone.

与大多数**同龄人**不同，他更喜欢独自工作。

Some of my best friends are my college contemporaries.

我最好的朋友中有些是我大学的**同龄人**。

Artists often get inspired by their contemporaries, not just the masters of the past.

艺术家常常受到他们的**同龄人**的启发，而不仅仅是过去的大师。