today
today — 副詞
1. on or during the present day — the day that is happening now, between yesterday
今天
指說話的當天
on or during the present day — the day that is happening now, between yesterday and tomorrow.
Sade has a job interview at two o'clock and needs to prepare today.
Sade 下午兩點有個工作面試，她今天需要做好準備。
position at end of clause
Today the bus arrived twenty minutes late, so Karim walked the rest of the way.
今天公車晚了二十分鐘，所以 Karim 只好走完剩下的路。
position at beginning of clause for emphasis
I haven't seen Inês today — is she feeling unwell?
我今天還沒看到 Inês——她是不是身體不舒服？
Min checked the mail twice today but the package still hasn't arrived.
Min 今天檢查了兩次信箱，但包裹還是沒到。
文法句型
today at end of clause
today at beginning of clause for emphasis
用法筆記
Unlike 'yesterday' and 'tomorrow,' 'today' does not take the preposition 'on.' 'On today' is always incorrect in standard English.
常見錯誤
2. in the current era, especially when comparing the way things are now with how th
現今
指現代或當今的時代
in the current era, especially when comparing the way things are now with how they were in earlier times.
People today rely on their phones for banking, shopping, and keeping in touch.
現今的人們用手機來處理銀行、購物和保持聯絡。
noun + today as post-modifier
Sivan argues that food today contains far more sugar than it did twenty years ago.
Sivan 認為現在的食物比二十年前含有更多的糖分。
Classrooms today nearly all have internet access, which was rare in the 1990s.
現今的教室幾乎都有網路，這在 1990 年代還很罕見。
Anong notices that young couples today share childcare duties much more evenly.
Anong 注意到現在的年輕夫妻分擔育兒責任比以前均勻許多。
- nowadays
more informal; strongly suggests a contrast with the past
- currently
slightly more formal; emphasises an ongoing but possibly temporary situation
- these days
informal and conversational; often implies a change from how things used to be
- in the past
refers to an earlier period
- formerly
formal; contrasts a past state with the present
文法句型
noun + today as post-modifier
today at beginning of sentence
用法筆記
To avoid ambiguity between the 'on this day' sense and the 'modern times' sense, pay attention to the context. When paired with a past reference ('than twenty years ago'), the 'modern times' sense is intended.
常見錯誤
today — 形容詞
1. relating to or characteristic of the present period; modern and current — used t
當今的
屬於今日的；現代的
relating to or characteristic of the present period; modern and current — used to describe groups, conditions, or phenomena of the current era.
The museum's new show features today's leading architects from five continents.
博物館的新展覽展出當今來自五大洲的頂尖建築師作品。
attributive: today's + noun
Mauricio's lecture examines the main challenges facing today's global economy.
Mauricio 的講座探討了當今全球經濟面臨的主要挑戰。
Karim prefers today's pop music to the rock songs his father played as a teenager.
Karim 比較喜歡當今的流行音樂，而非他父親年輕時聽的搖滾歌曲。
The documentary explores how today's teenagers view friendship and social media.
這部紀錄片探討了當今的青少年如何看待友誼和社群媒體。
- modern
broader in scope; does not require the possessive structure
- contemporary
slightly more formal; refers to the same time period
- current
emphasises the present moment rather than an era
文法句型
today's + noun
用法筆記
This adjectival use is always attributive and takes the possessive form 'today's + noun.' It cannot be used as a predicate adjective ('the economy is today' is incorrect).
常見錯誤
today — 名詞
1. the present day, period, or age — the time we are living in now, seen as a whole
當代
現今所處的時代或時期
the present day, period, or age — the time we are living in now, seen as a whole.
The young people of today care deeply about climate change and social justice.
當代的年輕人非常關注氣候變遷和社會正義。
noun + of + today as post-modifier
Ishaan compared the music of today with the classical music of the eighteenth century.
Ishaan 將當代音樂與十八世紀的古典音樂做了比較。
In today's competitive job market, a university degree is no longer a guarantee of success.
在當今競爭激烈的就業市場中，大學學位已不再是成功的保證。
The problems of today are not so different from those our grandparents faced.
當代的問題跟我們祖父母那一代人面對的問題其實沒有太大的不同。
- the present
more formal; refers to the current period as an abstract concept
- the current era
more formal and emphatic about historical context
- the past
the period before the present
- the distant past
a much earlier period
文法句型
the + noun + of today
today's + noun as possessive
用法筆記
As a noun, 'today' can be used in two patterns: (1) post-modifier with 'of' ('the artists of today'), and (2) possessive determiner ('today's artists'). Both are common and interchangeable in most contexts.