Modern-day means “of now,” “in our time” — but people almost always use it when they hold the present up against the past. A modern-day pirate, a modern-day love story: the old thing is in the room, and this is the living version.

Modern-day means意思是 “of now,”「現在的」、 “in our time”「我們這個時代的」——but不過 people人們 almost always幾乎都是 when在 the present把現在 hold up against拿去對照 the past過去的時候 use it用它。A modern-day pirate現代的海盜、 a modern-day love story現代的愛情故事： the old thing那個舊東西 is in the room就在場， and this而這 is the living version是活著的版本。

It is an adjective, usually right before a noun. You will see it in news, magazines, and everyday talk. It is not a fancy word, but it is a comparing word.

It它 is an adjective是形容詞， usually通常 right before a noun緊貼在名詞前面。You你 in news, magazines, and everyday talk在新聞、雜誌和日常談話裡 will see it會看到它。It它 is not a fancy word不是花俏的字， but it但它 is a comparing word是個帶比較的字。

Though actually, it does not mean “fashionable” or “up to date.” A modern-day problem can be an ugly one. It only marks the time as the present.

Though actually不過其實， it它 does not mean並不是指 “fashionable”「時髦」 or “up to date.”或「跟上流行」。A modern-day problem一個 modern-day 的問題 can be可能是 an ugly one很醜陋的問題。It它 only只是 the time把時間 marks as標成 the present現在。

Everyday modern can just mean new. Modern-day points at the age we live in, as a chapter after an older one.

Everyday modern日常裡的 modern can just mean可以只是指 new「新」。Modern-day points at指的是 we live in我們身處 the age的這個時代， as像是 after an older one接在較舊一章後面 a chapter的一章。

The hyphen is part of the usual spelling when it sits in front of a noun.

when當 it它 sits in front of a noun放在名詞前面時， the hyphen連字號 is是 the usual spelling平常拼法 part of的一部分。