- 1rB1/ˈnaʊədeɪz/現在；如今
At the present time, especially when you are saying how things are today and comparing that with how they used to be.
示範例句 · Example
Nowadays most students take notes on a tablet instead of in a notebook.
逐字現在大多數學生用平板做筆記，而不是在筆記本裡。
「nowadays」表面上是「現在」，但它幾乎一定帶著「跟以前不一樣」的味道——說 nowadays 的時候，心裡都有一個「以前」在做對照。所以它講的是「這段時期的情形」，不是某一個當下：「我現在在忙」要說 I'm busy now，不能說 I'm busy nowadays。可以想成它是從 now + a days（「在這些日子裡」）長出來的字，講的就是「這些日子的樣子」。口語裡 these days 更常用，nowadays 則是說寫都通的中性說法。
常見搭配
most people nowadays
現在大多數人
the majority of people at the present time
Most people nowadays keep all their photos on their phone.
kids / children nowadays
現在的小孩
children of today, compared with children in the past
Children nowadays start using computers very early.
people nowadays seem to
現在的人似乎…
used to say what people appear to do or want now
People nowadays seem to be busier than they were before.
even nowadays
即使到了現在
used to show surprise that something is still true today
Even nowadays, some families cook rice over a wood fire.
意思相反
formerlypreviouslyoncein the past
core核心畫面
Think of someone looking back over their shoulder before they speak: they are talking about this stretch of time we are living in, but with the old days still in view. It is not a point on the clock — it is the present held up against how things used to be.
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
nowadaysadv/ˈnaʊ.ə.deɪz/
- 1
At the present time; in the current era.
- Cars nowadays are more efficient.
- Me-thinkes miſtreſſe, you ſhould haue little reaſon for that: and yet to ſay the truth, reaſon and loue keepe little company together, now-adayes.
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