名詞 nowadays:

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

副詞 nowadays:

1. in these times
   同義詞：now, today

1. Nowadays we rely increasingly on computers for help/to help us.
   現(xiàn)今人們越來越依賴計算機協(xié)助工作。
2. Lasers can be used to perform operations nowadays.
   現(xiàn)在激光可以用來做手術。
3. Nowadays people travel in cars rather than carriages.
   現(xiàn)今人們旅行都坐汽車，而不使用馬車。
4. Phonograph is no longer used nowadays.
   留聲機現(xiàn)在已不再使用了。
5. Portable telephones are very popular nowadays.
   現(xiàn)今，移動電話非常普及。
6. It is rare to find such a genius nowadays.
   這樣的天才現(xiàn)在很少見。
7. Nowadays, children often prefer watching TV to reading.
   如今，兒童常愛看電視而不愛看書。
8. Nowadays, the poor student has become a rich man.
   如今，那個窮學生成了富人。

now.a.days

adv.（副詞）
During the present time; now.
現(xiàn)在，當今

來源：
Middle English nouadaies
中古英語 nouadaies
nou [now] * see now
nou [現(xiàn)在] *參見 now
a variant of on [on] * see on
a on的變體 [在…上] *參見 on
daies [genitive of] dai [day] * see day
daies [] dai的所有格 [白天] *參見 day