having happened, begun, or been done not long ago or not long before; belonging to a past period of time comparatively close to the present 最近的,新近的;近来的;近代的 his recent visit to Britain. 他近期对英国的访问。 a recent edition of the newspaper. 本报的最新版。
(Recent)(Geology). another term for Holocene (地质)。 同 Holocene
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(the Recent)(Geology)the Holocene epoch (地质)全新世;全新统