recent

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recent — 形容詞

  • recentpositive
  • more recentcomparative
  • most recentsuperlative

1. Something described as recent belongs to a period just before the present moment

1.形容詞B1
釋義

最近的

發生或開始於不久以前的

Something described as recent belongs to a period just before the present moment — it happened or came into being not very long ago.

例句

Dr. Obi's recent report found that teenagers in Zola's town sleep less than seven hours.

Dr. Obi 的近期報告發現，Zola 鎮的青少年每晚睡眠不足七小時。

attributive: recent + report/study/article + findings

The recent heavy rain washed away part of the path behind Rohan's house.

最近的暴雨沖走了 Rohan 家後方小徑的一部分。

attributive: recent + natural event (rain/flood/storm)

常見搭配
  • recent report
  • recent study
  • recent event
  • recent news
  • recent changes
  • recent interview
同義詞
  • new

    wider meaning — anything not old can be 'new'; 'recent' more precisely ties to the near past

  • latest

    suggests the most recent item in a series (e.g., 'the latest film', 'the latest news')

  • fresh

    more informal; often used for food, news, or experiences that feel newly made

反義詞
  • old

    direct opposite in time

  • ancient

    emphatic — very far in the past

文法句型

attributive: recent + noun

predicative: be + recent

用法筆記

Most common before a noun (attributive position), especially with nouns referring to events, reports, or changes. Less common after a linking verb (e.g., 'her visit was quite recent').

常見錯誤

The movie was recent good.
The movie was recently good.
'recent' is an adjective and modifies nouns; 'recently' is the adverb form used to modify verbs and adjectives.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

副詞搭配

  • very recent
  • most recent
  • quite recent
  • fairly recent
  • relatively recent

常用片語

  • recent memory
  • recent history
  • until recently

介系詞搭配

  • in recent years
  • in recent months
  • in recent weeks
  • of recent origin