contemporary的词源

英文词源

contemporary (adj.)

1630s, from Medieval Latin contemporarius, from Latin com- "with" (see com-) + temporarius "of time," from tempus "time" (see temporal (v.)). Meaning "modern, characteristic of the present" is from 1866.

contemporary (n.)

"one who lives at the same time as another," 1630s, originally cotemporary, from co- + temporary; modified by influence of contemporary (adj.). Replacing native time-fellow (1570s).

中文词源

contemporary：同时代的

con-, 强调。-temp, 时间，词源同temporary.

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contemporary：当代的；同时代的，同属一个时期的

词根词缀： con-共同 + -temp-时间 + -or名词词尾,状况 + -ary形容词词尾