that happened or began only a short time ago 近来的;新近的 a recent study/report/survey 最近的研究/报告/调查 a recent event/development/discovery 最近的事件/发展/发现 The Prime Minister discussed the issue during his most recent visit to Poland. 总理在最近访问波兰时讨论了这个问题。 There have been many changes in recent years. 近几年发生了许多变化。 in recent months/weeks/days 最近几个月/几周/几天 a relatively recent phenomenon 相对较新的现象 It is only in the recent past that these problems have arisen. 这些问题是最近才出现的。
Extra ExamplesTopics Timea2a relatively recent development 较新近的发展 The next chapter summarizes recent developments in the field. 下一章概述该领域最近的发展状况。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- very
- comparatively
- fairly
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Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘fresh’): from Latin recens, recent- or French récent.