nowadays

名词 nowadays:

1. the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
   同义词：present

副词 nowadays:

1. in these times
   同义词：now, today

1. Nowadays we rely increasingly on computers for help/to help us.
   现今人们越来越依赖计算机协助工作。
2. Lasers can be used to perform operations nowadays.
   现在激光可以用来做手术。
3. Nowadays people travel in cars rather than carriages.
   现今人们旅行都坐汽车，而不使用马车。
4. Phonograph is no longer used nowadays.
   留声机现在已不再使用了。
5. Portable telephones are very popular nowadays.
   现今，移动电话非常普及。
6. It is rare to find such a genius nowadays.
   这样的天才现在很少见。
7. Nowadays, children often prefer watching TV to reading.
   如今，儿童常爱看电视而不爱看书。
8. Nowadays, the poor student has become a rich man.
   如今，那个穷学生成了富人。

now.a.days

adv.（副词）
During the present time; now.
现在，当今

来源：
Middle English nouadaies
中古英语 nouadaies
nou [now] * see now
nou [现在] *参见 now
a variant of on [on] * see on
a on的变体 [在…上] *参见 on
daies [genitive of] dai [day] * see day
daies [] dai的所有格 [白天] *参见 day