the coeval of [sb/sth]
常用于表示与某人或某时代同时代,属正式书面语。
He is the coeval of the famous poet, having grown up in the same village.
他是那位著名诗人的同时代人,在同一个村庄长大。
同龄人;同龄人。;同时代的人
同时代的事物。
Something of the same era.
同龄人。
Somebody of the same age.
Shakespeare and Cervantes were coevals, both passing away in 1616.
莎士比亚和塞万提斯是同时代的人,两人都在1616年去世。
用法提示:名词复数形式作主语补足语,表示与某人同时代的人。
In the history class, we studied the coevals of the Industrial Revolution.
在历史课上,我们研究了工业革命的同时代的人们。
用法提示:名词复数形式作介词宾语,指某一时期的所有同时代人。
My grandmother often says that her closest friends are her coevals from childhood.
我祖母常说,她最亲密的朋友是她童年时的同龄人。
用法提示:名词复数形式作宾语,指年龄相仿的同代人。
常用于表示与某人或某时代同时代,属正式书面语。
He is the coeval of the famous poet, having grown up in the same village.
他是那位著名诗人的同时代人,在同一个村庄长大。
复数形式泛指一群同时代的人。
The two scientists were coevals and often collaborated on research.
这两位科学家是同时代的人,经常合作研究。
grammar · medium
易错句子They are coeval.
正确表达They are coevals.
coeval 作为名词是可数名词,需用复数形式;不可用作形容词。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is coeval with her.
正确表达He is a coeval of hers.
coeval 是名词,不能像形容词一样接介词 with;应使用属格结构 'a coeval of' 或名词所有格。
contemporary 泛指同一时期的人或物,而 coeval 更强调年龄相近,常指同龄人
peer 强调地位或年龄相等,coevals 仅指年龄相同,peer 还常用于社会地位
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