non-contemporary
adjective (also noncontemporary) uk/ˌnɒn.kənˈtem.pər.ər.i/ us/ˌnɑːn.kənˈtem.pə.rer.i/
非当代的，非现代的
existing, happening or popular at a time that is not the present time
The director insisted that they should not use hand-held cameras for non-contemporary stories.
The author's style and interests are decidedly non-contemporary. 毫无疑问，作者的风格和关注点不是当代。
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- The main difference between current and non-contemporary Christian music is that modern styles use rock and rap conventions instead of gospel.
- They wanted me to have a noncontemporary look for the part so I gained a bit of weight and grew my hair.
- The style of the film is both non-contemporary and sensationalist.
Opposite: contemporary
non-contemporary
noun [ C usually plural ] (also noncontemporary) uk/ˌnɒn.kənˈtem.pər.ər.i/ us/ˌnɑːn.kənˈtem.pə.rer.i/
非同时代的人
someone who is not a member of the same generation (= a group of people of about the same age within a society or family) as someone else
Do these considerations apply to intergenerational relations, that is, to relations between non-contemporaries? 这些考量是否适用于代际关系，即非同时代的人之间的关系？
Compare: contemporary noun
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- They explore the challenges of coordinating the actions of non-contemporaries over long periods of time.
- Among non-contemporaries, there is no mutual cooperation and there are no exchanges in kind.