Definition of recent in English:

recent

adjective ˈriːs(ə)ntˈris(ə)nt

1Having happened, begun, or been done not long ago; belonging to a past period comparatively close to the present.
最近的，新近的；近来的；近代的
his recent visit to Britain
他近期对英国的访问。
a recent edition of the newspaper
本报的最新版。
Example sentencesExamples
- It is worth noting that they have gone up several percentage points in recent polls.
- One of the most popular presidents in recent memory is about to commit a cardinal sin.
- My research in recent years has begun to come up with some of the answers for this.
- In recent years there has been a lot of money spent in Winchester by the county council.
- The film has attracted some of the worst reviews of any Scottish film in recent times.
- The real agony for home fans lies in the fact that they have seen it happen so often in the recent past.
- What is far from clear, given this recent case, is whether it can do any good at all.
- She claimed that at least four cars had been burned out over recent months in the village.
- The idea is to help pupils continue the steady progress they have made in recent years.
- Over recent days the controversial issue of the politics of aid has begun to emerge.
- The reason for this mistaken notion can be traced to the events of our recent past.
- No president in recent history has had so much power, nor so much interest in using it.
- One recent case was of an elderly woman in York who had a man knock on her door claiming to be a builder.
- I am sure that many of your readers are aware of the recent boom in local and family history.
- It is a depressing picture for a city which has striven to improve its image in recent years.
- Brian has more energy than ever and recent tests have shown his health is improving.
- In the wake of the food scares of recent years the organic message is hitting home.
- It was ranked as one of the best cities in the US for quality of life in a recent survey.
- There have been a number of other incidents of racial abuse in the area in recent weeks.
- There is no doubt that recent months have been very bruising for many in the party.
Synonyms
new, the latest, late, current, fresh, modern, contemporary, present-day, up to date, up to the minute, latter-day, latter
rare neoteric
not long past, occurring/appearing recently
immediate, just gone
2Geology
another term for Holocene
Example sentencesExamples
- Diversity patterns in Recent and fossil tropical American mollusks have been the focus of considerable debate.
- All four larger Recent families of Stromboidea are represented in Cenozoic strata from Chile.
- In general, species richness in the Miocene and Pliocene was high whereas Pleistocene and Recent diversity is very low.
- They are known from Recent fossils and probably survived until the arrival of Europeans.
- The evolution of the canid and felid brain was studied through examination of fossil and Recent cranial endocasts.
- Crinoid remains have also been identified in the fecal remains of Recent and fossil fish.

noun ˈriːs(ə)ntˈris(ə)nt

the RecentGeology

The Holocene epoch.
〔地质〕全新世；全新统

Derivatives

recency

noun ˈriːs(ə)nsiˈris(ə)nsi

Because of the relative recency of Internet forums for intellectual interchanges, a number of precedents may be set that will determine the future course of peer commentary.
Example sentencesExamples
- Research has also shown, however, that self-reported drug use increases as recency decreases.
- Among these contributors will be some of the movers and shakers of criminology in the coming years: and the sharpness and recency of their experience can be expected to resonate with those of the generation to come.
- The recency of the campaigns creates major challenges for them, of course, but both historical accounts are written as sensibly as time and space would allow.
- The classic lie about globalization is its recency.
- We then computed a recency of use measure by subtracting the difference between the respondent's actual age and the age he or she last reported any use of a particular substance.

recentness

noun ˈriːs(ə)ntnəsˈris(ə)n(t)nəs

First, the recentness of the Supreme Court decision may help members of interracial families to see themselves as pioneers or heroes of a new cause.
Example sentencesExamples
- Moreover, the better the doctor knew the patient as measured, for example, by the length and recentness of their contact, the more likely the doctor was to err.
- First-years will identify with the recentness of the ordeal, and everyone else can simply be thankful that their orientation is far behind them, and now it is a new class's turn to suffer.
- The most recent version was published in 2002, but don't let that recentness fool you - a good few months ago, when I remembered having read a much older version, I decided to try and seek out a copy.
- It is a significant sign of the recentness of ‘Chinese nationalism’ that this curious situation bothered very few people until about 110 years ago.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense 'fresh'): from Latin recens, recent- or French récent.

Rhymes

decent

Definition of recent in US English:

recent

adjectiveˈrēs(ə)ntˈris(ə)nt

1Having happened, begun, or been done not long ago or not long before; belonging to a past period of time comparatively close to the present.
最近的，新近的；近来的；近代的
his recent visit to Britain
他近期对英国的访问。
a recent edition of the newspaper
本报的最新版。
Example sentencesExamples
- It is a depressing picture for a city which has striven to improve its image in recent years.
- She claimed that at least four cars had been burned out over recent months in the village.
- What is far from clear, given this recent case, is whether it can do any good at all.
- One recent case was of an elderly woman in York who had a man knock on her door claiming to be a builder.
- Brian has more energy than ever and recent tests have shown his health is improving.
- It is worth noting that they have gone up several percentage points in recent polls.
- In the wake of the food scares of recent years the organic message is hitting home.
- The real agony for home fans lies in the fact that they have seen it happen so often in the recent past.
- It was ranked as one of the best cities in the US for quality of life in a recent survey.
- In recent years there has been a lot of money spent in Winchester by the county council.
- My research in recent years has begun to come up with some of the answers for this.
- One of the most popular presidents in recent memory is about to commit a cardinal sin.
- Over recent days the controversial issue of the politics of aid has begun to emerge.
- The reason for this mistaken notion can be traced to the events of our recent past.
- There is no doubt that recent months have been very bruising for many in the party.
- I am sure that many of your readers are aware of the recent boom in local and family history.
- There have been a number of other incidents of racial abuse in the area in recent weeks.
- The film has attracted some of the worst reviews of any Scottish film in recent times.
- No president in recent history has had so much power, nor so much interest in using it.
- The idea is to help pupils continue the steady progress they have made in recent years.
Synonyms
new, the latest, late, current, fresh, modern, contemporary, present-day, up to date, up to the minute, latter-day, latter
not long past, appearing recently, occurring recently
2Geology
another term for Holocene
Example sentencesExamples
- Diversity patterns in Recent and fossil tropical American mollusks have been the focus of considerable debate.
- The evolution of the canid and felid brain was studied through examination of fossil and Recent cranial endocasts.
- They are known from Recent fossils and probably survived until the arrival of Europeans.
- Crinoid remains have also been identified in the fecal remains of Recent and fossil fish.
- All four larger Recent families of Stromboidea are represented in Cenozoic strata from Chile.
- In general, species richness in the Miocene and Pliocene was high whereas Pleistocene and Recent diversity is very low.

nounˈrēs(ə)ntˈris(ə)nt

the RecentGeology

The Holocene epoch.
〔地质〕全新世；全新统

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense ‘fresh’): from Latin recens, recent- or French récent.

词汇	recent
释义	Definition of recent in English: recent adjective ˈriːs(ə)ntˈris(ə)nt 1Having happened, begun, or been done not long ago; belonging to a past period comparatively close to the present. 最近的，新近的；近来的；近代的 his recent visit to Britain 他近期对英国的访问。 a recent edition of the newspaper 本报的最新版。 Example sentencesExamples It is worth noting that they have gone up several percentage points in recent polls. One of the most popular presidents in recent memory is about to commit a cardinal sin. My research in recent years has begun to come up with some of the answers for this. In recent years there has been a lot of money spent in Winchester by the county council. The film has attracted some of the worst reviews of any Scottish film in recent times. The real agony for home fans lies in the fact that they have seen it happen so often in the recent past. What is far from clear, given this recent case, is whether it can do any good at all. She claimed that at least four cars had been burned out over recent months in the village. The idea is to help pupils continue the steady progress they have made in recent years. Over recent days the controversial issue of the politics of aid has begun to emerge. The reason for this mistaken notion can be traced to the events of our recent past. No president in recent history has had so much power, nor so much interest in using it. One recent case was of an elderly woman in York who had a man knock on her door claiming to be a builder. I am sure that many of your readers are aware of the recent boom in local and family history. It is a depressing picture for a city which has striven to improve its image in recent years. Brian has more energy than ever and recent tests have shown his health is improving. In the wake of the food scares of recent years the organic message is hitting home. It was ranked as one of the best cities in the US for quality of life in a recent survey. There have been a number of other incidents of racial abuse in the area in recent weeks. There is no doubt that recent months have been very bruising for many in the party. Synonyms new, the latest, late, current, fresh, modern, contemporary, present-day, up to date, up to the minute, latter-day, latter rare neoteric not long past, occurring/appearing recently immediate, just gone 2Geology another term for Holocene Example sentencesExamples Diversity patterns in Recent and fossil tropical American mollusks have been the focus of considerable debate. All four larger Recent families of Stromboidea are represented in Cenozoic strata from Chile. In general, species richness in the Miocene and Pliocene was high whereas Pleistocene and Recent diversity is very low. They are known from Recent fossils and probably survived until the arrival of Europeans. The evolution of the canid and felid brain was studied through examination of fossil and Recent cranial endocasts. Crinoid remains have also been identified in the fecal remains of Recent and fossil fish. noun ˈriːs(ə)ntˈris(ə)nt the RecentGeology The Holocene epoch. 〔地质〕全新世；全新统 Derivatives recency noun ˈriːs(ə)nsiˈris(ə)nsi Because of the relative recency of Internet forums for intellectual interchanges, a number of precedents may be set that will determine the future course of peer commentary. Example sentencesExamples Research has also shown, however, that self-reported drug use increases as recency decreases. Among these contributors will be some of the movers and shakers of criminology in the coming years: and the sharpness and recency of their experience can be expected to resonate with those of the generation to come. The recency of the campaigns creates major challenges for them, of course, but both historical accounts are written as sensibly as time and space would allow. The classic lie about globalization is its recency. We then computed a recency of use measure by subtracting the difference between the respondent's actual age and the age he or she last reported any use of a particular substance. recentness noun ˈriːs(ə)ntnəsˈris(ə)n(t)nəs First, the recentness of the Supreme Court decision may help members of interracial families to see themselves as pioneers or heroes of a new cause. Example sentencesExamples Moreover, the better the doctor knew the patient as measured, for example, by the length and recentness of their contact, the more likely the doctor was to err. First-years will identify with the recentness of the ordeal, and everyone else can simply be thankful that their orientation is far behind them, and now it is a new class's turn to suffer. The most recent version was published in 2002, but don't let that recentness fool you - a good few months ago, when I remembered having read a much older version, I decided to try and seek out a copy. It is a significant sign of the recentness of ‘Chinese nationalism’ that this curious situation bothered very few people until about 110 years ago. Origin Late Middle English (in the sense 'fresh'): from Latin recens, recent- or French récent. Rhymes decent Definition of recent in US English: recent adjectiveˈrēs(ə)ntˈris(ə)nt 1Having happened, begun, or been done not long ago or not long before; belonging to a past period of time comparatively close to the present. 最近的，新近的；近来的；近代的 his recent visit to Britain 他近期对英国的访问。 a recent edition of the newspaper 本报的最新版。 Example sentencesExamples It is a depressing picture for a city which has striven to improve its image in recent years. She claimed that at least four cars had been burned out over recent months in the village. What is far from clear, given this recent case, is whether it can do any good at all. One recent case was of an elderly woman in York who had a man knock on her door claiming to be a builder. Brian has more energy than ever and recent tests have shown his health is improving. It is worth noting that they have gone up several percentage points in recent polls. In the wake of the food scares of recent years the organic message is hitting home. The real agony for home fans lies in the fact that they have seen it happen so often in the recent past. It was ranked as one of the best cities in the US for quality of life in a recent survey. In recent years there has been a lot of money spent in Winchester by the county council. My research in recent years has begun to come up with some of the answers for this. One of the most popular presidents in recent memory is about to commit a cardinal sin. Over recent days the controversial issue of the politics of aid has begun to emerge. The reason for this mistaken notion can be traced to the events of our recent past. There is no doubt that recent months have been very bruising for many in the party. I am sure that many of your readers are aware of the recent boom in local and family history. There have been a number of other incidents of racial abuse in the area in recent weeks. The film has attracted some of the worst reviews of any Scottish film in recent times. No president in recent history has had so much power, nor so much interest in using it. The idea is to help pupils continue the steady progress they have made in recent years. Synonyms new, the latest, late, current, fresh, modern, contemporary, present-day, up to date, up to the minute, latter-day, latter not long past, appearing recently, occurring recently 2Geology another term for Holocene Example sentencesExamples Diversity patterns in Recent and fossil tropical American mollusks have been the focus of considerable debate. The evolution of the canid and felid brain was studied through examination of fossil and Recent cranial endocasts. They are known from Recent fossils and probably survived until the arrival of Europeans. Crinoid remains have also been identified in the fecal remains of Recent and fossil fish. All four larger Recent families of Stromboidea are represented in Cenozoic strata from Chile. In general, species richness in the Miocene and Pliocene was high whereas Pleistocene and Recent diversity is very low. nounˈrēs(ə)ntˈris(ə)nt the RecentGeology The Holocene epoch. 〔地质〕全新世；全新统 Origin Late Middle English (in the sense ‘fresh’): from Latin recens, recent- or French récent.
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