副詞：最近、近來
常見搭配詞：
- have/ has + 過去分詞 + lately (現在完成式)
最近…
例句：I’ve been very busy lately.
我最近很忙。 - have/has + been + 現在分詞 + lately (現在完成進行式)
最近…
例句：Have you been feeling well lately?
你最近感覺好嗎？
例句：
- Lately, she has been feeling under the weather.
最近，她感到身體不適。 - It is only lately that his father has been well enough to go out.
直到最近，他的父親才好起來，可以出去了。 - He’s been acting strangely lately.
他最近的行為變得很奇怪。 - I haven’t seen you around lately.
我最近都沒有看見你。 - The weather has been really unpredictable lately.
最近的天氣真的變得很難以預測。 - They’ve been arriving late for meetings lately.
他們最近開會常常遲到。 - Have you heard from John lately?
你最近有沒有接到約翰的消息？ - I’ve been feeling a bit tired lately.
我最近感覺有點累。 - Lately, I have started enjoying the peace and quiet of the countryside.
最近，我開始享受鄉村的寧靜。 - She hasn’t been out much lately.
她最近很少出門。 - Lately, he’s been spending a lot of time at the gym.
最近，他花了很多時間在健身房。
同義詞：
- recently 最近地 adv. 描述某事件在短期內或不久前發生。
例句：He recently started a new job.
他最近開始了一份新工作。 - of late – 近來 – 描述在近期或最近一段時間內發生的事件。
例句：There have been a lot of changes in his life of late.
他的生活近來有很多變化。 - in recent times 近期內 – 用於描述最近一段時間內發生的事情。
例句：The town has grown rapidly in recent times.
這個鎮在近期內(近年來)發展迅速。 - these days 現今 – 用來描述最近的一段時間或現階段的情況。
例句：These days, more people are working from home.
如今，越來越多的人在家工作。 - nowadays 現今 adv. 描述當前或近期的狀況或趨勢。
例句：Nowadays, everyone seems to be on social media.
現今，每個人似乎都在使用社交媒體。
衍生字：
- late 末期的、已故的、接近終了、遲的、晚的 adj. 遲地 adv.
- later 稍後、之後 adv. 稍後的、在快結束的時候、人生命的晚期、較現代 adj.
- latest 最新的、最先進的 adj.
- lateness 晚、遲到、延遲 n.(正式)
