the now + noun
now 作形容词时通常置于定冠词 the 后、名词前，表示“现任的、当前的”，多见于新闻或正式文体。
She interviewed the now president for the magazine.
她为杂志采访了现任总统。
现在的；当前的
现在的；当前的。
Present; current.
The now owner of the cafe used to work there as a waiter.
这家咖啡馆现在的老板以前在那里当过服务员。
用法提示：now 放在名词 owner 前作形容词，表示“现任的”，与 used to 形成时间对比。
I called the now head of the library to ask about the summer program.
我打电话给图书馆现在的馆长询问暑期项目。
用法提示：now 作定语修饰 head，说明“当前的”图书馆馆长。
The now director of the school was my geography teacher years ago.
这所学校现在的校长多年前是我的地理老师。
用法提示：now 位于名词 director 前，作形容词，意为“现在的”。
now 作形容词时通常置于定冠词 the 后、名词前，表示“现任的、当前的”，多见于新闻或正式文体。
She interviewed the now president for the magazine.
她为杂志采访了现任总统。
在新闻标题中，可省略冠词，直接用 now 修饰名词。
Now President to visit China next week.
现任总统下周将访问中国。
grammar · medium
易错句子My passport is now.
正确表达My passport is current.
形容词 now 只能作定语（如 the now president），不能放在 be 动词后作表语。表示证件"仍在有效期内"这类"现行的"意思，作表语要用 current。只改表语部分的用词，句意不变。
grammar · medium
易错句子The now situation makes me worried.
正确表达The current situation makes me worried.
now 作形容词用法极为受限，主要出现在新闻体的少数固定说法中（the now president、the now-defunct company）；泛指"当前的"来修饰普通名词时，英语习惯用 current 或 present，不能按汉语"现在的"逐字直译成 now。
grammar · medium
易错句子Now days, many people shop online.
正确表达Nowadays, many people shop online.
表示"如今、现在"的时间副词是 nowadays（也可说 these days），英语中没有 now days 这种拼写形式；这是把汉语的"现在"和"天/日子"逐字对译造成的词形错误，只需把 now days 换成一个词 nowadays。
当今一代；当代人
Advertisers are eager to reach the now generation.
广告商急于接触到当今这一代人。
当下这一刻
She tries to stay in the now moment instead of worrying about tomorrow.
她尽量专注于当下这一刻，而不是担心明天。
时下流行的造型；当下的风格
The designer's new collection captures the now look in fashion.
这位设计师的新系列捕捉到了当下时尚的流行风格。
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