contemporary

Compared meaning: related to now or the present (adjective).

比较义项：与“现在、当前、最新”相关的（形容词）。

• contemporary 本词

  Describes something belonging to the present era, often contrasted with the past; formal register, common with art, architecture and social topics; does not mean 'in effect right now' like current.

  指属于当下这个时代，常与“过去”相对；语气较正式，多用于艺术、建筑、社会等话题；不像 current 那样表示“此刻正在生效”。

  Contemporary architecture in this city blends glass towers with older brick buildings.

  这座城市的当代建筑将玻璃高楼与老式砖楼融合在一起。

• current

  Describes something that is in effect, valid or accepted right now, contrasted with earlier or later states; common with prices, rates, policies and events; not about a historical era like contemporary.

  指此刻正在生效、有效或被普遍接受的状态，与之前或之后的状态相对；多用于价格、利率、政策、事件等；不像 contemporary 那样强调所属的时代。

  The current interest rate is lower than it was last year.

  当前的利率比去年要低。

• latest

  Describes the most recent one in a series of versions or updates, implying earlier ones existed and more may follow; common with products, episodes, news and fashion; not about being currently valid like current.

  指系列中最新的一个版本或更新，暗示之前已有旧版本，以后也可能有新版本；多用于产品、剧集、新闻、时尚等；不像 current 那样强调“当前有效”。

  He always wants to buy the latest smartphone as soon as it launches.

  他总是想在最新款智能手机一上市就立刻买下。

Contemporary, current, and latest all relate to 'now'. Contemporary means belonging to the present era, not the past. Current means valid right now, used for prices or policies. Latest means the most recent in a series. Not compared: current as electricity, contemporary as a person.

这三个词都与“现在”有关，但侧重不同：contemporary 强调“属于当下这个时代”，常用于艺术、建筑等较正式的语境；current 强调“此刻正在生效或被普遍接受”，常用于价格、利率、政策、事件等；latest 强调“系列中最新的一个”，暗示还有更早或以后会有更新的版本。这里不比较 current 表示“电流、水流”的义项，也不比较 contemporary 作名词表示“同时代的人”的义项。