coeval

a. 同时代的 n. 同时代的人

发音

UK /kəʊˈiːvəl/
其它
US /koʊˈi.vəl/

词形变化

coevals 复数 coevals

别名

coaeval coæval coëval

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Something of the same era.

    The telephone and television are coevals in that film.

  2. 2.

    Somebody of the same age.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of the same age or era; contemporary.

    同时代的

    Anything coeval with that clock will fetch a hefty price!

    The Baralaba Coal Measures are coeval with the Bandana Formation.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

contemporary

上位词 4

match equal peer compeer
形容词

同义词 2

coetaneous contemporaneous

近义相关 3

synchronal synchronic synchronous

词源

From Late Latin coaevus, from Latin con- (“equal”) + aevum (“age”).

来源：wiktionary