recent(ly)

1.on a recent day，on a recent morning，on a recent night等表达方式不合习惯，该说the other day，the other morning，the other night等。参见other 7

2.关于of recent date（recent前面没有a），参见date 2

3.as recently as 15 May, as recently as 1999等表达方式里在第二个as后面没有on或in。

4.in recent years里不可加上the。of recent years=in recent years，通常修饰属于完成时态的动词。例如：In（或of）recent years I have not seen much of them.

5.recently可以修饰属于完成时态或过去时态的动词。例如：I (have) heard from him recently.