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発音

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: rē'sənt, IPA: /ˈɹiː.sənt/
• (General American, Canada) IPA: /ˈɹi.sənt/
• (Australia) IPA: /ˈɹiː.sənt/, (cultivated) [ˈɹɪiː.sənt], (general) [ˈɹɪ̈i.sənt]
• (New Zealand) IPA: /ˈɹiː.sənt/
• ハイフネーション: re‧cent
• 韻: -iːsənt

形容詞

recent (comparative more recent, superlative most recent)

1. Having happened a short while ago.

   Synonym: (rare, obsolete) nudiustertian

   • 2013 May-June, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist‎, volume 101, number 3, archived from the original on 22 February 2016, page 193:

     Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts: rodents.

2. Up-to-date; not old-fashioned or dated.

   Synonym: nouveau

3. Having done something a short while ago that distinguishes them as what they are called.

   The cause has several hundred recent donors.

   I met three recent graduates at the conference.

4. (sciences) Particularly in geology, palaeontology, and astronomy: having occurred a relatively short time ago, but still potentially thousands or even millions of years ago.
   • 2020 October 4, Evan Gough, “We Now Have Proof a Supernova Exploded Perilously Close to Earth 2.5 Million Years Ago”, in Science Alert:

     Finding it now means it was produced in more recent times, in astronomical terms.

派生語

名詞

recent (plural recents)

1. (computing, graphical user interface) A recently viewed or accessed item.
   • 2012, Jason R. Rich, Your iPad 2 at Work, page 308:

     Obviously, the first time you launch this app, your Recents list is empty.

アナグラム

• Center, Centre, center, centre, tenrec