recent
['ri:snt]
adj.近来的, 新近的
例句与用法：
The government's control over the newspapers has loosened in recent years.
近年来政府对报纸的控制已经变松了。
The minister has put a different gloss on recent developments.
部长就局势的最新发展作了另一番解释。
The recent scandal has provided the government's opponents with plenty of ammunition.
最近的丑闻给政府的反对派提供了大量的炮弹。
Our foreign trade has expanded during recent years.
近年来我们的对外贸易有所增加。
Exclusiveness is a characteristic of recent riches, high society, and the skunk.
排他主义，是为了近来的有钱人家、上流阶级以及臭鼬等的特色。
Recent discoveries will bear his prediction out.
近来的种种发现将会证实他的预言。
It is only recently that I started painting.
我开始作画，仅仅是最近的事情。
In recent times the price of just about everything has gone up.
近来差不多样样东西都涨价。
词形变化：
详细释义：
a.
1. 新近的, 最近的; 近来的; 近代的
This is a recent period in history.
这是历史上近代的一段时期。
The house is a recent purchase.
这房子是最近买的。
2. (大写)【地】全新世的, 全新统的
n.
(大写)全新世; 全新统[the S]