げんだい【現代】 the present age[day];our time;today.→英和 〜の present-day;modern;→英和 of our own time.〜式の up-to-date;modern.‖現代英語 present-day English.現代人 a modern.現代生活 (思想) present-day life (contemporary thought).現代版 a modern edition.現代文学(作家) (a) modern literature (writer).