Recent archaeological excavations in the valley have uncovered pottery shards that suggest a thriving trade network existed over three thousand years ago.
最近在山谷中的考古发掘发现了陶器碎片，表明三千多年前这里曾存在繁荣的贸易网络。
Recent scholarship complicates this image, revealing instead a shifting web of regional routes, many of which carried goods only a few hundred miles before passing them to the next set of traders.
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Which choice best defines “recent”?
C — Not long ago. “recent” means not long ago.
Which word means “not long ago”?
C — recent. “recent” means not long ago.
recent — not long ago. In Chinese: 近期的，最近的.
recent is pronounced /ˈriːsnt/.
Recent archaeological excavations in the valley have uncovered pottery shards that suggest a thriving trade network existed over three thousand years ago. (最近在山谷中的考古发掘发现了陶器碎片，表明三千多年前这里曾存在繁荣的贸易网络。)
new, fresh, latest — all close in meaning to recent (not long ago).
old, ancient — each the opposite of recent (not long ago).
Yes. recent is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
recent (recent)