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容易混淆的单词“late”和“lately”的不同以及用法~



Late /leɪt/

Late /leɪt/

adj. 迟到的，晚的

adv. 晚，迟；后期地；晚年地

It means that things happened or done after the expected, arranged or usual time. Or it means near the end of a period of time or a person's life, etc.

它指的是事情的发生或完成在预期、安排或通常的时间；或表示时间接近末期、在某人的晚年。

I am so sorry that I was late this time.

非常抱歉，我这次迟到了。

The train was an hour late.

火车晚点了一小时。

She got up late this morning.

她今天早上起晚了。

Tom became a famous artist late in life.

Tom在晚年时成为了著名的艺术家。



Lately /ˈleɪtli/

Lately /ˈleɪtli/

adv. 近来，最近；不久以前

It means that things happened recently or in the recent past.

它指的是事情发生不久之前。

Have you seen Steven lately?

你最近见过Steven吗？

He looks so tired because he hasn’t been sleeping well lately.

他看起来挺累的，因为最近一直没睡好。



最后总结一下，

“late”的词性有两个，

形容词时，表示“迟到的，晚的”；

副词时表示“晚，迟；后期地；晚年地”；

而“lately”是副词，

意思与前者大不相同，

表示“近来，最近；不久以前”。