recent

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

re·cent BrE [ˈriːsnt] NAmE [ˈriːsnt] adjective usually before noun
that happened or began only a short time ago
•a recent development/discovery/event
•his most recent visit to Poland
• There have been many changes in recent years.

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

Thesaurus:
recent [recent] adj. usually before noun
•Recent developments have changed the situation.
latest • • new • • current • • present • • modern • • contemporary • • modern-day • • present-day •
Opp: long-standing
recent/modern times / the present time
recent/current/present/contemporary/present-day events
recent/the latest/current/present/modern/contemporary trends

Example Bank:
•a relatively recent development
•The Prime Minister discussed the issue during his most recent visit to Poland.
•The next chapter summarizes recent developments in the field.
•There have been many changes in recent years.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  late(a), Holocene, Holocene epoch, Recent, Recent epoch