“同时代的人”常见的英语表达有 “contemporaries”(复数形式,单数为“contemporary” ) ,例如:
These artists were contemporaries and often influenced each other.(这些艺术家是同时代的人,他们经常相互影响。 )
此外,根据语境不同,也可以用以下表达:
people of the same era/period :强调处于同一历史时期。例如:The scholars of that era were all people of the same era, sharing similar concerns.(那个时代的学者们都是同时代的人,有着相似的关切。 )
coevals :较为正式、文学化的表达,指年龄或时代相同的人,不过在日常使用中不如“contemporaries”常见。例如:The two great writers were coevals, yet their styles differed greatly.(这两位伟大的作家是同时代的人,但他们的风格却大相径庭。 )