modern-day
modern-day — adjective
1. describing someone or something that belongs to the current period of history, r
describing someone or something that belongs to the current period of history, rather than to an earlier age
Sora compared the challenges of modern‑day farming with those his grandparents faced.
collocation: modern‑day farming
This film is a modern‑day take on a classic novel set in 19th‑century France.
collocation: modern‑day take on [something]
Anjali argues that modern‑day parenting involves more screen time than her own childhood did.
Mateo calls himself a modern‑day explorer, though his journeys are mostly online.
In many ways modern‑day life is more comfortable than it was a century ago.
- present-day
interchangeable in most contexts, though 'present-day' sounds slightly more formal
- contemporary
broader — can mean 'from the same time' (not necessarily now) or 'modern in style'
- current
focuses more on the immediate present, often with a sense of temporary relevance
- modern
covers a wider time span; 'modern-day' adds emphasis on 'of right now' versus 'of the past'
- historical
describes people or things belonging to or set in the past
- old-fashioned
implies something belongs to an earlier era and is no longer typical
- ancient
refers to a very distant past, often before the Middle Ages
文法句型
modern-day + noun
用法筆記
Unlike ordinary adjectives, modern‑day cannot be used after a linking verb (e.g. 'This technology is modern‑day' is incorrect). It must directly precede the noun it modifies.