recent: [16] English acquired recent from Latin recēns ‘new, fresh’, possibly via French récent. It is not clear where the Latin word came from, although some have linked it with Greek kainós ‘new’ (source of the English geological term cainozoic [19]) and Sanskrit kanīna- ‘young’.
recent (adj.)
early 15c., from Latin recentem (nominative recens) "lately done or made, new, fresh, young," from re- (see re-) + PIE root *ken- (2) "fresh, new, young" (cognates: Greek kainos "new;" Sanskrit kanina- "young;" Old Irish cetu- "first;" Old Church Slavonic načino "to begin," koni "beginning"). Related: Recently; recentness (1670s, but OED reports recency (1610s) was "Common in 19th c.").
双语例句
1. Specialists see various reasons for the recent surge in inflation.
专家们认为目前通货膨胀加剧有多种原因。
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2. Recent, more dramatic use of CGI was seen in "Walking With Dinosaurs".
在纪录片《与恐龙同行》中可以看到最新的、更加生动的电脑特效技术。
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3. In recent months many conservative politicians have jumped on the anti-immigrant bandwagon.
最近几个月，很多保守政客都搭上了“反移民”这班车。
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4. The recent rain had churned up the waterfall into a muddy whirlpool.
最近的一场雨把瀑布搅成了泥水漩涡。
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5. 673 private golf clubs took part in a recent study.
