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单词 recent
释义 re·cent
\ˈrēsənt\ adjective
(sometimes -er/-est)
Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French recent, from Latin recent-, recens fresh, recent; akin to Greek kainos new, Sanskrit kanīna young
1.
 a. : of or belonging to the present period or the very near past
  < recent alumni >
  < recent leaders >
  < the recent election >
  < the recent storm >
 b. : having lately come into existence : just made or formed : new
  < recent buds on the peach trees >
  < pride ourselves on our recent transcontinental highways — R.W.Murray >
  < almost before the recent ink is dry — John Keats >
 c. : newly arrived
  < recent from the roar of foreign foam — A.C.Swinburne >
2. : of or belonging to a period of time relatively near : not remote
 < in more recent times the Romans formed a great camp here — J.K.Jerome >
 < is only of recent origin, and was wholly unknown in old times — Herman Melville >
3. usually capitalized : of or relating to the present or existing epoch which is dated from the close of the Pleistocene : diluvial 3, holocene — see geologic time table
re·cent·ly adverb
re·cent·ness noun -es
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