“当代的”的英语可以翻译为：of the time，up-to-date ...

当代的罗宾汉a latter-day Robin Hood导演把莎士比亚的戏剧从16世纪的威尼斯改成当代的英国。The director transposes Shakespeare's play from 16th century Venice to present-day England.他是当代的伟人之一.He is one of the great minds of the age....