用作定语
▲～+n.
My studies were devoted almost entirely to contemporary literature.我的研究几乎全部集中在当代文学上了。
用作表语
▲S+be+～
The telephone and the gramophone were contemporary.电话和留声机是同一时代的产物。
Bach and Handel were contemporary composers.巴哈和亨德尔是同时代的作曲家。
▲S+be+～+prep.-phrase
Shakespeare was not contemporary with Dickens.莎士比亚与狄更斯不是同时代的人。
