
英:/'ˈleɪtli/ 美:/'ˈleɪtli/
近來
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adv. 近來,不久前
Have you participated in any interesting activities lately?
你最近參加過什麼有意思的活動嗎?
Have you seen Jobs lately?
你最近見到過喬布斯嗎?
I traveled to Japan with my mother lately.
我不久前和母親去了日本旅遊。
I haven't been sleeping well just lately.
我就是在最近才一直睡不好覺
Lately we've been trying to go to sleep earlier.
最近我們試圖早點睡覺。
I’ve been eating a lot of boiled eggs lately because I don’t want to eat fried food.
我最近吃了很多煮雞蛋,因為我不想吃油炸食品。
Lately I've been in the habit of going to bed early.
最近我習慣早睡。
He's been really stressed out lately and needs something to help lift his spirits.
他最近壓力很大,需要一些東西來幫助他振作精神。
Lately I've been obsessed with a new TV show.
最近我迷上了一部電視節目。
I've been learning English for six years, but lately I feel like I've plateaued.
我學英語六年了,但是最近我感覺進入停滞期了。
His actions lately really say a lot about his character, don't they?
他最近的行為真的很能反映他的人品,不是嗎?
I’ve been printing a lot at home lately so I’ll probably be out of printer ink in a week.
我最近在家裡打印了很多東西,所以一周之内墨水可能就用完了。
He told me that lately he feels he is on the edge of a nervous breakdown.
他告訴我他最近感覺瀕臨精神崩潰。
All types, really. But lately I've been playing an online RPG a lot.
所有類型,真的。但最近我一直在玩一款線上角色扮演遊戲。
I swear, lately it's been impossible for me to get some shuteye before 3 AM.
我發誓,最近我根本不可能在淩晨3點之前睡覺。
I haven't heard from him lately.
我最近沒接到他的來信。
She's been very edgy lately.
她近來一直煩躁不安。
Have you seen her lately?
你最近見過她嗎?
I've been avoiding my folks lately.
我最近一直在避開家人。
She had lately returned from India.
不久前她從印度回來了。
much lately
最近
adv.|of late/odd-come-shortly;近來,不久前
"lately" 是英語中表示時間概念的副詞,主要含義指"最近、近來",強調從過去某時刻持續到現在的時間段。根據牛津詞典解釋,該詞常用于口語和非正式書面語境,描述近期發生或持續的狀态變化。
在語法使用方面,劍橋詞典指出"lately"多與現在完成時或現在完成進行時搭配,例如:"She has been working overtime lately"(她最近經常加班)。其時間範圍通常覆蓋過去幾周至數月的跨度,與"recently"相比更強調持續性的狀态。
詞源學考證顯示,該詞最早記錄于15世紀,由古英語"lætlice"演變而來,本義為"遲緩地",後逐漸發展出時間維度的新含義。韋氏詞典特别說明,現代英語中該詞已完全失去原始的速度含義,專指時間上的"近期"概念。
權威語料庫數據顯示,"lately"在英式英語中使用頻率略高于美式英語,常出現在日常對話和媒體報道中。其常見搭配包括:"not...lately"(最近不)、"how have you been lately"(近來可好)等問候句式。柯林斯詞典收錄的典型例句為:"There have been too many conflicts lately"(最近發生了太多沖突)。
在語義辨析層面,朗文詞典強調該詞與"recently"的核心區别在于:"lately"暗示動作或狀态的持續性,而"recently"既可指持續也可指瞬時動作。例如:"I haven't slept well lately"着重睡眠質量持續不佳,"I met him recently"僅說明見面發生在近期。
“lately” 是一個副詞,表示“最近,近來”,通常指過去一段時間内持續發生或存在的情況,尤其強調與當前時間的關聯性。以下是詳細解析:
時間段
指離現在較近的一段時間(如過去幾天、幾周或幾個月),但具體範圍需根據上下文判斷。
▸ Have you read any good books lately?(你最近讀過什麼好書嗎?)
▸ The weather has been strange lately.(最近的天氣很奇怪。)
搭配時态
多與現在完成時 或過去完成時 連用,強調動作與現在的關聯性:
▸ She hasn’t called me lately.(她最近沒給我打電話。)
▸ I had been feeling tired lately before the vacation.(假期前我一直感到疲倦。)
否定句與疑問句偏好
在否定句和疑問句中更常見,肯定句中則更傾向使用recently:
▸ I haven’t seen him lately. ✅(否定句)
▸ Have you traveled lately? ✅(疑問句)
▸ I traveled recently. ✅(肯定句用 recently 更自然)
若需進一步探讨具體語境中的用法,可以補充例句,我會幫你分析~
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