the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech;
\\\"that is enough for the present\\\"
\\\"he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow\\\"
Adverb:
in these times;
\\\"it is solely by their language that the upper classes nowadays are distinguished\\\"
\\\"we now rarely see horse-drawn vehicles on city streets\\\"
\\\"today almost every home has television\\\"
造句
用作副詞(adv.)
Nowadays we rely increasingly on computers for help/to help us. 現今人們越來越依賴計算機協助工作。
Nowadays people travel in cars rather than carriages. 現今人們旅行都坐汽車，而不使用馬車。
Portable telephones are very popular nowadays. 現今，移動電話非常普及。
Nowadays, children often prefer watching TV to reading. 如今，兒童常愛看電視而不愛看書。
Nowadays, the poor student has become a rich man. 如今，那個窮學生成了富人。
Lasers can be used to perform operations nowadays. 現在激光可以用來做手術。
Phonograph is no longer used nowadays. 留聲機現在已不再使用了。
It is rare to find such a genius nowadays. 這樣的天才現在很少見。