当とう世せい気質かたぎ

noun

the way of the world in our time; the frame of mind of people nowadays

A somewhat literary or old-fashioned term describing the prevailing attitudes, customs, or spirit of the present age. Often used in commentary on society or culture.

• 当とう世せい気質かたぎを反はん映えいした小しょう説せつが話わ題だいになった。

  A novel reflecting the spirit of the times became a topic of conversation.

• 彼かれの考かんがえ方かたはまさに当とう世せい気質かたぎそのものだ。

  His way of thinking is exactly the frame of mind of people nowadays.