ADV [ADVERB -ed/adjective](置于过去分词或形容词前)新近，最近Newly is used before a past participle or an adjective to indicate that a particular action is very recent, or that a particular state of affairs has very recently begun to exist. (置于过去分词或形容词前)新近，最近
She was young at the time, and newly married.
她那时年龄不大，刚结婚。
...the newly independent countries of Africa and Asia.