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.").
雙語例句
1. Specialists see various reasons for the recent surge in inflation.
專家們認為目前通貨膨脹加劇有多種原因。
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2. Recent, more dramatic use of CGI was seen in "Walking With Dinosaurs".
在紀錄片《與恐龍同行》中可以看到最新的、更加生動的電腦特效技術。
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3. In recent months many conservative politicians have jumped on the anti-immigrant bandwagon.
最近幾個月，很多保守政客都搭上了“反移民”這班車。
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4. The recent rain had churned up the waterfall into a muddy whirlpool.
最近的一場雨把瀑布攪成了泥水漩渦。
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5. 673 private golf clubs took part in a recent study.