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源自 late Middle English,由 recent(最近的)加副词后缀 -ly 构成。
❶ 指时间上不久之前发生的事情,通常用于描述过去几天、几周或几个月内发生的事件或状态。
“I recently moved to a new apartment.”
(我最近搬到了一间新公寓。)
“She recently graduated from university.”
(她最近刚从大学毕业。)
until recently — 表示某事在不久之前一直是某种状态,但现在可能已经改变。
“Until recently, he worked as a teacher.”
(直到最近,他还是一名教师。)
as recently as — 强调某事发生在非常近的时间点,通常用于突出时间的临近性。
“As recently as last month, they were still planning the trip.”
(就在上个月,他们还在计划这次旅行。)