lately 与 recently 用法辨析

lately 与 recently 用法辨析

两者均可表示“最近”、“近来”，区别如下：

1. 按传统语法：lately 通常用于否定句或疑问句，recently 通常用于肯定句。但在现代英语中 recently 也经常用于否定句或疑问句，而 lately 也经常用于肯定句。

2. 从使用的时态来看：两者都经常与完成时态连用，也可与一般过去时连用。如：

He’s only lately [recently] begun working here. 他只是近来才开始在这里工作。

I haven’t been sleeping well recently [lately]. 我最近一直未睡好。

His visits used to be rare, but lately [recently] he has been here quite a lot. 他过去很少来，但现在却来得很经常。

I have seen a lot of her lately [recently]. 我最近经常见到她。

Did she have a party recently? 她最近举办过聚会吗?

注：两者通常都不用于将来。如：

最近我们要去巴黎。

误：We will go to Paris lately [recently].

正：We will go to Paris soon.

另外，lately 有时还可与一般现在时连用，指现在的习惯。如：

He doesn’t like watching TV lately. 他近来不喜欢看电视。

We used to visit London once a week, but lately we go there twice a week. 我们过去总是每周去一次伦敦，但最近我们每周去两次。