modern-day /ˈmɑːdɚnˈdeɪ/ adjective Learner's definition of MODERN-DAY
always used before a noun
: existing today当代的；当今的 —
often used to indicate that someone or something of the present is similar to someone or something of the past现代版的（常用于表明现在的人或事物与过去相似） -
The two lovers are a modern-day [=latter-day] Romeo and Juliet.这对恋人就是现代版的罗密欧和朱丽叶。
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He's been called a modern-day saint.他被誉为当代圣人。
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the modern-day equivalent of slavery奴隶制的现代版